The figurative language used in this excerpt is a metaphor. The comparison between the sun's reflection and the arrival of storms conveys deeper meanings about comfort and discomfort without using "like" or "as," which indicates a metaphor is present.
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Captain
As whence the sun 'gins his reflection
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break,
So from that spring, whence comfort seemed to come,
Discomfort swells.
From Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which type of figurative language is used in this excerpt?
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Responses
metaphor
metaphor
paradox
paradox
hyperbole
hyperbole
understatement
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