In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 2, what kind wordplay is Juliet using when she says these lines?

" O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! / Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?"
A. Paradox
B. Puns
C. Sarcasm
D. Verbal irony

Question

In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 2, what kind wordplay is Juliet using when she says these lines?

" O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! / Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?"
	A.	Paradox
	B.	Puns
	C.	Sarcasm
	D.	Verbal irony

phi · Answer

See http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_158.html But it is A Paradox

anonymous · Answer

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