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What kind of devices are used in romeo and juliet act 3 scene 1?

In Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1, the following devices are used:

Figurative language:

- Simile: "My heart is as full as a drunkard's mouth."

- Metaphor: "My body is an unfir'd cannon, charged with a feeling yet unlet loose."

- Personification: "Love's light wings were painted with the colors of the rainbow."

Rhetorical devices:

- Antithesis: "My heart is as full as a drunkard's mouth, and yet as empty as a beggar's pouch."

- Parallelism: "I am a fool, a coward, a villain, a most notorious traitor."

- Alliteration: "My heart is full, my blood is hot, my brain is dizzy, my soul is mad."

Dramatic devices:

- Aside: Romeo speaks to himself in an aside, expressing his love for Juliet and his desire to be with her.

- Foreshadowing: Juliet speaks of her premonition of death, foreshadowing the tragic ending of the play.

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