Question

Read the excerpt from Hamlet.

Hamlet: The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember’d.

When Hamlet refers to Ophelia as a nymph, this is an example of a(n) (Blank).
What is (blank)?
A: allusion
B: apostrophe
C: metaphor
D: simile

Answer 1

In the excerpt from Hamlet, when Hamlet refers to Ophelia as a "nymph," this is an example of a **metaphor**. Therefore, the answer is:

C: metaphor