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Match the figures of speech to the excerpts from Macbeth in which they appear

Match the figures of speech to the excerpts from Macbeth in which they appear-example-1
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Personification

Apostrophe

Personification

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Excerpt 1: Personification

In this Excerpt, sleep is represented as something that is being murdered. Macbeth crying about sleep being murdered signifies his guilt. Contrary to the usual representation of sleeping as peaceful, in this case, Macbeth disturbed Duncan's peace.

Excerpt 2: Apostrophe.

Apostrophe appears when a writer or speaker, using an apostrophe, speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object, such as in this case when the doctor is examining Lady Macbeth and she thinks there are spots of blood on her hands.

Excerpt 3: Personification

The naked newborn babe serves as a personification example. Furthermore, in this case, there´s also an example of the figure of speech called simile, meaning a comparison between two different things using the words like or as.

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