Question

Read the quoted lines from the play that follow. What literary device does Shakespeare use to develop Helena's character?

"I am your spaniel, and Demetrius

The more you beat me I will fawn on you

Use me but as your spaniel: spurn me, strike me

Neglect me, lose me; only give me leave

Unworthy as I am, to follow you"

(Shakespeare 2.1.203-205).

A.Imagery


B. Metaphor


C. Onomatopoeia


D. Personification

Answer 1

B. Metaphor

A metaphor is a comparison of two things without using like or as. In these lines, Helena is being compared to a spaniel. She is saying that no matter how poorly she is treated by Demetrius, she is devoted to him.
Imagery is a vivid description that appeals to the senses. Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like its meaning. Boom, crack, hush all are onomatopoeias.
Personification is giving non-human things human-like traits. The tree branches waved in the wind is one example.