Question

Read the excerpt from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Juliet: Ay me!

Romeo: She speaks:
O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head
As is a winged messenger of heaven
Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes
Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him
When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds
And sails upon the bosom of the air.

How are the writing styles of Romeo and Juliet and Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" similar?

Both use historical details.
Both use figurative language.
Both use predictable rhyme.
Both use rhythmic stanzas.

Answer 1

Both use figurative language.

Both texts rely heavily on imagery and figures of speech (metaphor, simile, personification) to convey emotion and describe characters and actions.