Hamlet Act 1-3 Fig Lang Review for Quiz

What is Horatio suggesting may be the reason the Ghost fled?

"The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn,

Doth, with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat,

Awake the god of day, and at his warning,

Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air,

The extravagant and erring spirit hies

to his confine."

• the ghost is looking for Hamlet

• the ghost does not like roosters

• The ghost did not want to talk to Horatio

• the ghost cannot be about in daylight

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

After Laertes warns Ophelia not to trust Hamlet's vows, she says the below lines. What is Ophelia telling Laertes to do (or not to do)?

"But, good my brother

Do not--as some ungracious pastors do--

Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven,

Whilst, like a puffed and reckless libertine,

Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,

And recks not his own rede."

• remember to go to church and follow safe paths, not dangerous ones

• don't be a hypocrite: heed your own advice and do not chase after women and pleasure

• be careful about our father; he will try to spy on you

• don't boss me around; you're not better than I am

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What 2 things are being compared in this metaphor?

"The serpent that did sting thy father's life / Now wears his crown."

• serpent and father

• crown and father

• serpent and Claudius

• crown and serpent

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which poetic device (sound device) is demonstrated in the underlined words of this line?

"He tells me, my sweet queen, that he hath found"

• end rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• assonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following figurative language or poetic devices is NOT demonstrated in the lines below?

"Doubt thou the stars are fire,

Doubt that the sun doth move,

Doubt truth to be a liar,

But never doubt I love."

• repetition

• personification

• end rhyme

• simile

• paradox

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" is a metaphor for what?

• people who laugh at your problems

• the troubles that fate or luck brings

• methods for attacking your enemies

• the different ways people die in battle

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What 2 things are being compared in the simile below?

"These words like daggers enter in mine ears"

• ears to daggers

• ears to words

• words to daggers

• daggers to "me"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is shown in the line below?

"When churchyards yawn, and hell itself breathes out"

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"lofty and shrill-sounding throat" is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"A little more than kin, and less than kind" is an example of

• alliteration

• paradox

• metaphor

• parallellism

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3