Cimarron is a small community located in northeastern New Mexico. It has about 1,000 residents. Which types of municipal government most likely oversee the residents of Cimarron? A.) Villages and towns

B.) City and country

C. )Town and city

D.) Country and village

The simile compares the poison to a fast-moving, toxic element, emphasizing its deadliness.

In this excerpt, we find a simile that intends to explain what the poison was like. The ghost states that the poison Claudius gave him was "swift as quicksilver." Quicksilver is another word to describe the chemical element mercury. Trough this comparison, the ghosts wants to highlight the fact that the poison moved quickly through the body, and that it was extremely toxic.