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Read these lines spoken by Mercutio In Act III, Scene 1 after Tybalt stabs him and answer the question.

No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door, but 'tis enough, 'twill serve: ask for me to-morrow,
and you shall find me a grave man.
Of what are these lines an example?

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Read these lines spoken by Mercutio in Act III, Scene 1 after Tybalt stabs him and answer the question.

No, ‘tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door; but ‘tis enough, ‘twill serve: ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man.

Of what are these lines an example?

A. allusion

B. pun

C. monologue

D. soliloquy

Answer:

These lines are an example of a:

B. pun

Step-by-step explanation:

A pun is a joke that can use words that sound similar but have different meanings, or words that offer more than one possible meaning. When Mercutio says, "and you shall find me a grave man," he is making a pun out of the meanings of "grave". A grave man is a serious man, at least in most situations. In this case, he refers to grave as in "tomb", because he is about to die after being injured by Tybalt.

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