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Which figure of speech is used in this excerpt from act 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

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

oxymoron
allusion
simile
metaphor
pun

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User Weishi Z
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Answer:

The Answer is Metaphor because I put it as my answer and got it right

Step-by-step explanation:

It's obviously right

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User Esgaldir
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Metaphor is your answer
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User Slamborne
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