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Which sound device is used in the line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet? "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

A. assonance
B. consnance
C. allusion
D. alliteration

User Dpeacock
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the answer is C. Allusion


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Allusion:
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Which is what this line is. It's a beautiful reference and I never actually read this work fully, but I am assuming that this is Romeo calling out to Juliet, saying that she is the same pleasant sensation that he gets from the smell of a rose, lifting him to a level of happiness and euphoria that is easy for Juliet to understand instantly.
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