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OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz help im stuck on a romeo and juliet question

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

I'll help you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 1, what kind of wordplay is Mercutio using in these lines spoken to Benvolio? "Thou! why, / thou wilt quarrel with a man that hath a hair more or a hair less, in his beard, than thou hast." A. Metaphor B. Oxymoron C. Pun D. Verbal irony

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

A metaphor is comparing two things w/o using like or as An oxymoron is using two contradictory words like faithfully unfaithful A pun is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings or sounds of a word

OpenStudy (anonymous):

pun then

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Verbal irony occurs when speakers say the opposite of what they mean

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what do you think it is

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

I think its pun

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thank you is it okay if i ask another?

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 5, what literary element is expressed by Juliet's lines? "I'll to the friar to know his remedy: / If all else fail, myself have power to die." A. Flashback B. Foreshadowing C. Tone D. Symbol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Love_Ranaa ?

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

For the second quote, she basically means that she will die if the friar does not assist them, so I think the answer would be B. foreshadowing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

another?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Love_Ranaa

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ill make a new question so i can give medal

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Ok

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