Question

Which figure of speech is used in this excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? ROMEO: Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes With nimble soles: I have a soul of lead So stakes me to the ground I cannot move. allusion metaphor pun simile

Answer 1

metaphor

A metaphor is a comparison between two things without using like or as. In these lines, Romeo is saying that his soul is a soul of lead. This is not true. He does not actually have a soul of lead. He is just saying that his heart and soul is so heavy that he can't move.

An allusion is a reference to another literary work. There is no reference to anything else. A simile is a comparison between two things using like or as. There is no like or as. A pun is a play on words. While Shakespeare is known for using many puns in humorous situations, these lines do not have any.

Answer 2

I think when he says "i have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground" he's using a metaphor, because he doesn't really have a soul of lead that stakes him to the ground.