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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.
art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
to feeling as to sight? or art thou but
a dagger of the mind, a false creation,
proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
i see thee yet, in form as palpable
as this which now i
(act ii, scene i)

a) personification

b) apostrophe

c) allusion

d) hyperbole

Apolitical campaign showing the candidate wearing a hard hat and work shirt while touring a factory is using oa) glittering generalities. ob) transfer appeal. oc) testimonial. od) plain folks appeal.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

What did the radio version of the war of the worlds include in the broadcast to create pathos and keep the audience's attention?