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13. Romeo says that love is "heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of

well-seeming forms,/Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health.” What do
you notice about these adjectives? Why do you think he chooses them to describe
love?

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Answer:

Romeo uses Antithesis, a rhetorical device where two opposite ideas are put together to create a contrasting effect. I believe Romeo chose to use these words to describe love because love can be many different things, and when you feel love, you can feel many different emotions at once.

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I hope this helps:)

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