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Theseus:
Now, fair Hippolyta,our nuptial hour
Draws on space four happy days bring in
Another moon. But, O, me thinks how slow
This old moon wanes, she lingers my desires,
Like to a step-dame or a dowager,
Long withering out a young man's revenue.
William Shakespeare: A midsummer Night's Dream
The literary devices used in the excerpt above are
Now, fair Hippolyta,our nuptial hour
Draws on space four happy days bring in
Another moon. But, O, me thinks how slow
This old moon wanes, she lingers my desires,
Like to a step-dame or a dowager,
Long withering out a young man's revenue.
William Shakespeare: A midsummer Night's Dream
The literary devices used in the excerpt above are
A.
personification and simile
B.
alliteration and synedoche
C.
rhyme and refrain
D.
irony and suspense
Answer: A
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