Question
How does Shakespeare use figurative language in the following line?
"With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls." (Act 2, Scene 2)
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5 points
He uses simile to compare love to a bird.
He uses personification to give love human qualities.
He uses metaphor to compare love to wings, suggesting it gives him strength.
He uses hyperbole to exaggerate his feelings of love.
"With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls." (Act 2, Scene 2)
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5 points
He uses simile to compare love to a bird.
He uses personification to give love human qualities.
He uses metaphor to compare love to wings, suggesting it gives him strength.
He uses hyperbole to exaggerate his feelings of love.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In the line "With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls," Shakespeare uses a metaphor to compare love to wings. This suggests that love provides the speaker with the strength or ability to overcome obstacles (in this case, the walls). Therefore, the correct answer is:
**He uses metaphor to compare love to wings, suggesting it gives him strength.**
**He uses metaphor to compare love to wings, suggesting it gives him strength.**