Shakespeare’s Language Tricks Romeo & Juliet The list below contains some of the tricks” that Shakespeare used when writing Romeo & Juliet. “language Have you guessed yet that tricks” are simply literary elements? “language Personification gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,” (2.3.1) “The Metaphor the eastern clouds with streaks of light;”(2.3.2) “Check’ring Simile fleckled darkness like a drunkard reels” (2.3.3) “And Classical Allusions forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels.” (2.3.4) “From Reversed word (2.3.7) “upfill” Reversed thought earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb; /What is her burying grave, that is her “The womb” (2.3.9-10).
Shakespeare’s Language Tricks Romeo & Juliet The list below contains some of the “language tricks” that Shakespeare used when writing Romeo & Juliet. Have you guessed yet that “language tricks” are simply literary elements? Personification “The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,” (2.3.1) Metaphor “Check’ring the eastern clouds with streaks of light;”(2.3.2) Simile “And fleckled darkness like a drunkard reels” (2.3.3) Classical Allusions “From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels.” (2.3.4) Reversed word “upfill” (2.3.7) Reversed thought “The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb; /What is her burying grave, that is her womb” (2.3.9-10).
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