Read the poem again and note down the metaphors and similes. Copy and complete the following chart.

Item

Metaphor

Simile

World

All the world's a stage

Men, women

school-boy

lover

soldier

reputation

voice

Which comparison(s) do you find most interesting? Why?

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Solution

Item

Metaphor

Simile

World

All the world's a stage

Men, women

men and women merely players

school-boy

Creeping like snail

lover

sighing like a furnace

soldier

a bearded pard

reputation

bubble reputation

voice

big manly voice

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Cloud	Huge mountains of clouds	The mass or ‘hugeness’ of mountains.
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