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1. Metaphor (Book p. 46 ; line 203 --> Helena)

" I'm your spaniel"

( A metaphor is mostly a figure that stands for a simple word)

In this scene, Helena wants to express that she is like a faithful dog who is always coming back to Demetrius, whatever comes.

2. Simile (Book p. 44 ; line 196 -197 --> Helena )

"But yet your draw not iron, for my heart is true as steel."

(A simile compares two things or images which becomes a mental image.)

In this scene, Helena want to say that she will always love Demetrius and no one can change this because her heart is strong as steel.

3. Personification (Book p. ? ; line ? --> ?)

"Therefore, the moon [...] Pale in her anger"

(A personification is when you have a item and you describe it with human characteristics.)

Here .... describes the moon with human characteristics, so that you can imagine the atmosphere in this scene. For example when the moon is pale you can say that the atmosphere is a kind of sad, because a human gets pale if something is depressing.