Question

read the excerpt from hamlet. hamlet: the fair ophelia! nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins rememberd. when hamlet refers to ophelia as a nymph, this is an example of a(n) allusion apostrophe metaphor simile

Explanation:

An allusion is a reference to something outside the text. Here, Hamlet referring to Ophelia as a nymph references mythological nymphs. An apostrophe is an address to an absent or imaginary person or thing. A metaphor is a direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'. A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison. This is an allusion.

Answer:

A. allusion