Question

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!

oxymoron
allusion
simile
metaphor
pun

Answer 1

C. simile

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Answer 2

I think a simile because the use of "like" in the parts "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night LIKE a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear"