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Comment on the literary device, used in the following line: Titania: Come wait upon him: lead him to my bower.

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Comment on the literary device, used in the following line:

Titania: Come wait upon him: lead him to my bower.

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Solution

  1. Personification – Bottom, who has the head of an ass, has been personified with the use of the pronoun 'him‘.
  2. Repetition – The word 'him‘ has been used twice in the same line.
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Chapter 4.3: Extracts of Drama - (A) A Midsummer - Night's Dream - Brainstorming [Page 173]

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Chapter 4.3 Extracts of Drama - (A) A Midsummer - Night's Dream
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