This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

In Romeo and Juliet, use the excerpt below to answer question 14 and 15.
‘…. So tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an important child that hath them.
new robes and may not wear.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. Oxymoron
D. apostrophe

Correct Answer: 

Option A – simile

Explanation

Simile is the comparison of two things using ‘as’ or ‘like’. The simile in the excerpt is comparing ‘this day as is the night before some festival’

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