This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet .....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that...
Assessment:JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2009Subject:Literature In English
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet .....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'. The literary device used in the excerpt is
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The literary device used in the excerpt is a simile. The poet compares Juliet's feeling of waiting for the night to end to the feeling of a child waiting to wear new clothes before a festival. The comparison uses the word "as" which indicates a simile.