What are some examples of figurative language in Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1?
In Mercutio’s metaphor Benvolio’s head full of quarrels is likened to an egg full of yolk. Eggs are beaten, or “addled” (in preparation for cooking) and Benvolio’s head gets beaten, or scrambled, when he fights in a quarrel, like an “addled” egg.
What are examples of hyperbole in Romeo and Juliet?
hyperbole – exaggeration. If Juliet’s eyes were like stars in heaven looking down on us, it would be so bright that birds would be singing because they thought it was daytime. “O, speak again, bright angel! For thou art as glorious to this night, being o’er my head, as a winged messenger of heaven…” (2.2.
What is ironic in Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1?
Dramatic Irony is used because only the audience know about Romeo’s relationship with Juliet. At first when Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt insults him and keeps encouraging him to duel. “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me” taunts Tybalt. Romeo doesn’t argue back.
What literary devices is used in Act 3 Scene 3 Romeo and Juliet?
Onomatopoeia: -“Ah, sir!” Personification: “The childhood of our joy,” Joy cannot actually have a childhood. Consonance: “Grief so brief.” Atmosphere: Dramatic and sad, Romeo is torn over the fact that he must leave Verona.
What is a hyperbole in Romeo and Juliet Act 3?
eye but such an eye would spy out such a quarrel? wilt tutor me from quarrelling!” These are easily two great examples of hyperboles. Based off of the characterization of Benvolio we know so far, we know that Benvolio is tame as a lamb.
What is a metaphor in Romeo and Juliet Act 3?
Juliet is begging for night to come so that she can see Romeo. This is an example of a metaphor. Romeo is telling Friar Lawrence how his banishment from Verona is a terrible punishment and torture because he is not with Juliet. This is an example of a metaphor.
What is a hyperbole in Romeo and Juliet Act 1?
‘O she doth teach the torches to burn bright! ‘ – Romeo, line 43. Uses light imagery and hyperbole – Romeo says she shines brighter than a torch. This scene takes place at the Capulet ball.
What techniques are used in Act 3 Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare uses dramatic irony as one of his main techniques in his play; it is when the audience watching the play know something that the characters on the stage don’t e.g. when Romeo and Juliet get married they and the audience know but the characters don’t.
What is the irony in how Mercutio receives his wound in Act 3 Scene 1?
Mercutio refers to his wound as “a scratch” immediately before telling his page to “fetch a surgeon.” His ordering the boy to get a doctor lets the audience know that he realizes his wound is much more serious than a scratch. Mercutio says one thing and means the opposite; therefore, he employs verbal irony.
What is an example of allusion in Romeo and Juliet Act 3?
Act 3, scene 1 The term “King of Cats” is an allusion to a character in a medieval fable who was also named Tybalt.
What is the effect of Romeo’s use of hyperbole?
Hyperbole can be used to emphasize a point or for comedic effect. In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses hyperbole to convey the depth of Romeo and Juliet’s love, the hatred between the two families, and the ill-fatedness of the romance between Juliet and Romeo.