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What type of figurative language is this? "‘Romeo is banished' – to speak that word Is father, mother, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, All slain, all dead."

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The figurative language used in this statment "‘Romeo is banished' – to speak that word Is father, mother, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, All slain, all dead." is called "Hyperbole".

This is because, there was an exaggeration in the statment.

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Hyperbole

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Juliet: Juliet doesn't want Romeo to be banished and she's finding out that he's killed Tybalt, she'd rather have anyone else die then Romeo. She's happy it was Tybalt instead of him

Figurative language: hyperbole

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