Question

“All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;

They have their exits and their entrances…”

a. Identify the poem and the poet.

b. What has the world been compared to? How?

c. Explain ‘exits’ and ‘entrances.’

d. Name the figure of speech used in these lines.

e. Write one example of the figure of speech you identified in the previous

question.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. ALL the world's a stage, poet William Shakespeare
2. the world has been compared to different stages of life and human role
3. exits means death and entrance means birth
4. Line is "they have their exits and entrance " explanation: Antithesis two opposite meanings exits × entrance
5. All the world a stage explanation : Synecdoche the stage is standing a whole for the world