The type of figurative language used in this excerpt is a metaphor. The passage uses imagery to compare the source of discomfort to a storm, suggesting that what was once a source of comfort can also lead to turmoil.
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 - no response given
understatement
understatement - no response given
paradox
paradox - no response given
hyperbole
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