Question 19
Literary Appreciation: Prose and DramaWilliam Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (extract)
Twelfth Night by W. Shakespeare. The above lamentation is an example of a
- A.simile
- B.metaphor
- C.personification
- D.zeugma
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (metaphor)
Explanation
Calling the other person's heart 'a heart of stone' compares it directly to stone without 'like' or 'as': a metaphor.