Question

Read the dialogue from Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo: Is love a tender thing? it is too rough,
Too rude, too boi sterous; and it pric ks like thor n.

Which part of the dialogue is a simile that refers to pain?

love a tender thing
too rough
too rude
pri cks like th orn

Answer 1

Answer: “pri cks like thorn” is a simile that refers to pain

Step-by-step explanation:

love is described as a tender thing, yet it ”pri cks like thorn”. We know that this is a simile since there is a comparison using the word ‘like’. It is obvious that there is a reference to pain since love is described as a sort of burden.

Answer 2

pri cks like a th orn

Step-by-step explanation:

a simile always uses the term like