Question

read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet.why, what an ass am i! this is most bravethat i, the son of a dear father murderd,prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell,must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words,and fall a - cursing, like a very drab,a scullion!which of these lines uses a simile to make a comparison? choose two answers.□ why, what an ass am i! this is most brave□ that i, the son of a dear father murderd,□ prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell,□ must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words,□ and fall a - cursing, like a very drab,

Explanation:

A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things. Let's analyze each option:

• "Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave": This is name - calling, not a simile.
• "That I, the son of a dear father murder'd": Just a statement, no comparison.
• "Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell": Describes the motivation, no simile.
• "Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words": Uses "like" to compare the speaker's action of unpacking his heart with words to a whore's action, so it's a simile.
• "And fall a - cursing, like a very drab": Uses "like" to compare the speaker's cursing to a drab's (a prostitute's) action, so it's a simile.

Answer:

D. Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words
E. And fall a - cursing, like a very drab