| “ay, the head of the maidsor their maiden heads.” | pun |
| “what, drawn, and talk of peace? i hate that word as i hate hell.” | alliteration |
| “while we were interchanging thrusts and blows, / Came more and more, and fought on part and part, / till the prince came, who parted either part.” | alliteration |
| “should in the farthest east begin to draw / the shady curtains from Aurora’s bed.” | alluision |
| “could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow, / we would as willingly give cure as known.” | alliteration |
| “oh heavy lightness, serious vanity, / misshapen chaos of well seeming forms, / feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health.” | oxymoron |
| “love is smoke made witht the fume of sighs:” | metaphor |
| “well, in that hit you miss. she’ll not be hit / with cupid’s arrow. she hath Dian’s wit.” | alluision |
| “marry, that marry” is the very theme / i came to talk of.” | pun |
| “this presious book of love, this unbound lover, / to beautify him only lacks a cover.” | metephor |
| “i’ll look to like, if looking liking move.” | alliteration |
| “it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night / as a rich jewel in an ethiop’s ear.” | personification |
| “my lips, two blushing pilgrams ready stand.” | personification |
| “go ask his name. – if he be married, / My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” | similie |
romeo and juliet Act I figures of speech
August 14, 2019