This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet .....So tedious is this day...

LITERATURE
JAMB 2009

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

  • A. euphemism
  • B. simile
  • C. sarcasm
  • D. bathos

Correct Answer: B. simile



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