Question

Which figure of speech is used in this excerpt from act I of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

ROMEO: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek night like a rich jewel in Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use,for earth too dear!

A: oxymoron
B: allusion
C: simile
D: metaphor
E: pun

Answer 1

I think the answer is simile.

Answer 2

C: simile

Step-by-step explanation:

Simile refers to a comparison between two things different kind, in order to make a description more forceful or vivid.

In the excerpt from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo compares Juliet to a rich jewel, whose beauty is so remarkable as if it were contemplated against the dark skintone of an Ethiopian's ear.