What literary device is Shakespeare using in Romeo and Juliet, Act II when Romeo describes Juliet in the following lines: "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
A. Foreshadowing
B. Dramatic irony
C. Metaphor
D. Symbol

Question

What literary device is Shakespeare using in Romeo and Juliet, Act II when Romeo describes Juliet in the following lines: "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
	A.	Foreshadowing
	B.	Dramatic irony
	C.	Metaphor
	D.	Symbol

anonymous · Answer

I would say C - Metaphor,
 because Romeo is comparing Juliet to the rising sun using the word 'is', which shows the use of a metaphor.!!!