Asked by bob

Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.

Admit no messengers, receive no tokens.
Which done, she took the fruits of my advice;
And he, repulsed,—a short tale to make,—
Fell into a sadness, then into a fast,

Which of these lines is a metaphor?

Admit no messengers, receive no tokens.
Which done, she took the fruits of my advice;
And he, repulsed,—a short tale to make,—
Fell into a sadness, then into a fast,

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The line "Which done, she took the fruits of my advice;" contains a metaphor. "Fruits" is not literal fruit here but stands for the results or benefits of the speaker’s advice.

(Other lines are literal or idiomatic: "Admit no messengers, receive no tokens" is literal instruction; "fell into a sadness" is idiomatic description and "into a fast" is literal.)