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Which figure of speech is used in this excerpt from act 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

ROMEO: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night

Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!


a. oxymoron

b. allusion

c. simile

d. metaphor

e. pun

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it's not metaphor for plato users

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THE ANSWER IS METAPHOR
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