Saturday, 27 October 2012

What are some metaphors, similes, and other literary devices in Romeo and Juliet in act 2? I need to identify some literary devices in the play for my...

Can I go forward when my heart is here?
Turn back, dull
earth, and find thy center out. (2.1.1€“2)

In these
lines,utilizes synecdoche. He is ultimately asking how he can move forward without his heart,
which remains with . His body is the "dull earth" he employs. It is said that our
bodies originated from the earth and will return to it when we die; Romeo's body is equated to
the "dull earth" he speaks of. This is especially useful in showing how he feels like
a walking shell without his heart (i.e., how he is empty without Juliet).


The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,
Checkering
the eastern clouds with streaks of light,
And fleckled darkness like a drunkard
reels
From forth days path (2.3.1€“4)

usesin
these lines. Morning is represented as smiling while darkness is seen fleeing like a drunkard.
These personifications establish an expected tone of tranquility for the dayas it appears that
goodness will prevail over darkness.

Wisely
and...




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