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"as thick as hail"
Simile
Act 1,
Scene 3
Lines 98-101a

An explanation of the simile, “as thick as hail,” in Act 1, Scene 3 of myShakespeare’s Macbeth.

Ross

Strange images of death. As thick as hail
Came post with post, and every one did bear
Thy praises in his kingdom's great defense,
And poured them down before him.

According to this simile, the reports praising Macbeth are pouring in–as thick as hailstones in a thunderstorm.