Question

Angus's comment about Macbeth, Now does feel his/title Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe/ Upon a dwarfish thief ( V.ii.20-22), is an example of what literary device?

Answer 1

HI!

This is an example of a metaphor.

This is because it is comparing Macbeth to a dwarfish thief.

You might be thinking, "Why not a simile?" This is because similes use the words "like" or "as", whereas this does not. It is a direct comparison