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Romeo And Juliet Figurative Language

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Metaphor-
one."What, ho! you men, you beasts,That quench the burn down of your pernicious rage" (Act one Scene ane)
The Prince compares the Capulets and Montagues to beasts, considering they have just had a fray. He then compares their rage to a burn.

2."Peer'd forth the golden window of the east," (Human activity 1 Scene 1)
Benvolio is telling the Montagues where Romeo is, and compares the east to a golden window when talking well-nigh the lord's day.

3.  "My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender osculation". (Act 1 Scene 5)
Romeo compares his lips to pilgrims when talking to Juliet.

Simile-
1. "Is love a tender affair? it is besides crude,Too rude, too boisterous, and information technology pricks like thorn." (Human activity ane Scene 4)
Romeo is talking to Mercutio before the Capulets' party, and compares dear to a thorn.

2."Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance equally the air" (Act one Scene 4)
Mercutio is talking about dreams, and compares vain fantasy to the air. 3. " O, she doth teach the torches to burn down bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of dark Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope'south ear" (Act 1 Scene 5)
When Romeo describes Juliet, he compares her to a rich precious stone in an Ethiope's ear.
Irony-
1. "
Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath, Hath had no ability yet upon thy beauty" (Human action 5 Scene three)
Romeo is talking most how Juliet hasn't yet been afflicted by death, when in reality, she isn't dead.2."If he be married my grave is like to be my wedding ceremony bed." (Act i Scene v)
Juliet is asking the nurse who Romeo is. This statement is ironic because Juliet'due south grave is going to exist her wedding bed, we already know she is going to die.3. "
Now, Tybalt, have the villain back once more,That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio'south soul Is merely a footling way in a higher place our heads, Staying for thine to keep him visitor: Either m, or I, or both, must go with him." (Deed 3 Scene 1)
Romeo tells Tybalt that they must fight. This is ironic because only a short while before this, Romeo had told Tybalt that he loved him, and wouldn't fight with him.
Personification-
1.
"The dominicus, for sorrow, will not evidence his head" (Human action 5 Scene 3)
The Prince describes the sun as having a head, that volition not show because he is mourning for Romeo and Juliet. two. "
Then dearest-devouring death do what he dare; It is enough I may but call her mine." (Human action 2 Scene 6)
Romeo and Juliet are about to get married, and he describes deathursday as a person.iii. "
With worms that are thy chamber-maids" (Act 5 Scene iii)
Romeo is well-nigh to commit suicide, and describes worms every bit Juliet's chamber maids considering he thinks she is dead.
Apostrophe-
1. "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art k Romeo?" (Deed 2 Scene ii)
Juliet addresses Romeo even though he is absent.2.
"O Fortune, Fortune! all men call thee fickle; if k fine art fickle, what dost m with him that is renown'd for organized religion? Be fickle, Fortune; for then, I promise, one thousand wilt not go on him long, only transport him back." (Act 3 Scene 5)
Romeo has left for Mantua, and Juliet addresses Formelody. 3.
"Come, vial. What if this mixture do not work at all?" (Human action 4 Scene 3)
Juliet is almost to drinkable the Friar's sleeping potion, and adresses the vial of medication.

Symbol-


1. " A dram of toxicant, such soon-speeding gear Equally volition disperse itself through all the veins That the life-weary taker may fall expressionless" (Act 5 Scene i)
Romeo is asking for the poison that will end his life. Poison is a symbol in the play, considering it ends both Romeo and Juliet'due south lives. If Juliet hadn't drunk the potion, Romeo wouldn't accept killed himself, then even though Juliet stabbed herself in the terminate, if it weren't for the poisons, neither of them westwardould have died. Poison is a symbol of the fight between the two families. It is like a poison, in that it destroys everything, including Romeo and Juliet.two. "
O, at present be gone; more light and lite it grows. ROMEO More low-cal and lite; more dark and dark our woes!" (Human activity 3 Scene five)
This quote starts out with Juliet speaking, and then Romeo talks. Romeo is about to leave for Mantua and they talk about how short of time they have left together because it idue south almost daytime. Darkness and light are referenced many times in this play. They symbolize the two lovers and the world that hates their love. Juliet and Romeo both depict each other with low-cal, and darkness is mostly used to depict bad things, however, in this case, since they are running out of fourth dimension together, the darkness is a skillful thing, full of cloudy mystery, like the couple'due south love.

iii. " Doth not rosemary and Romeo begin both with a letter?" (Act 2 Scene 4) and "Dry out up your tears and stick your rosemary on this fair corse" (Act 4 Scene 5)
In the first quote, the nurse compares romeo to rosemary, a very sweet smelling bloom. In the second quote, Juliet's family unit has discovered her "expressionless" and Fridayar Lawrence tells them to put rosemary on Juliet's body, because rosemary was oftentimes used to cover up the stench of decease in that fourth dimension. Rosemary represents Romeo and Juliet'southward love. Information technology may have smelled sweet at first, but soon plenty, information technology proved to exist hiding the foul stench of death. As a result of the couple's 50ove and their families' feud, they both died.

Romeo And Juliet Figurative Language,

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