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In this excerpt from act II of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which figure of speech is used in the underlined words?

MACBETH:
Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee:—
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.

(act II, scene I)

personification

apostrophe

allusion

hyperbole

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Personification- I'm not quite sure, but, "Is this a dagger which I see before me," appears to be personification. I could be wrong.
Apostrophe- None, that I know of.
Allusion- "I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."
Hyperbole- "The handle toward my hand? Come. let me clutch thee:--"

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Its actually apostrophe because apostrophe is a figure of speech in which the speaker or writer addresses an inanimate object or an abstract concept. In this case it refers to an inanimate object.

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