Question

"A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind." -William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

The quote above is an example of a(n)

Answer 1

Imagery

Answer 2

are you asking the literary device used?

Answer 3

if so, then imagery is right. However, to be more specific, this is a metaphor. Because it compares wind and word without the use of the words that define simile.