From The Hobbit: In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. I nursed her daughter that you talked withal. scene 2, Juliet to Nurse. a) "Blister'd be thy tongue for such a wish!" From Star Wars-Yoda is a master of inversion: Agree with you, the council does. Act 4, Scene 5: “Never was seen so black a day as this:" and "And all the better is it for the maid." His way of thinking was made fun of by many of his peers as being feminine. Yet, Romeo and Juliet tested these ideas by challenging these gender roles. So rather than "She hardly ever visits," an inverse sentence would be "Hardly ever does she visit." I tell you, he that can lay hold of her, Shall have the chinks. Discrimination of Gender In "Romeo and Juliet" JULIET Tell me not, Friar, that thou hear’st of this, Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it. c)"Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat" scene 1, Mercutio to Benvolio. Note: One example of each type of rhetorical device is noted in the margin. For Shakespeare in particular, there are many examples. d) Come, civil night, thou sober-suited matron, all in black" scene 2, Juliet

An example of a metaphor used in Romeo and Juliet is “As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee,” (Shakespeare 1.1.72). Almost all of Romeo and Juliet is in inversion but here is an example of what it looks like. Inverted syntax is a literary device wherein the normal structure of words in a sentence is changed. • polysyndeton • inversion • simile • personification Show how Shakespeare uses these rhetorical devices to create a speech that persuades Romeo to reconsider his rash deed.

Romeo defied his masculinity and possessed much more feminine and passive traits. If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, Do thou but call my resolution wise, And with this knife I’ll help it presently.

Another use of metaphors in Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo says “It is the East, and Juliet is the sun,” (Shakespeare 2.2.3). Tybalt is comparing hell to all of the people with the name Montague, especially Benvolio, saying how he hates them all as much as he hates hell. His male role faded in the eyes of others. Here … Your apprentice, young Skywalker will be. His plays ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Hamlet’, and ‘Macbeth’ have several instances of inverted syntax. Romeo was in love. It implies that the regular syntax has been altered and the words have been put in a format that can appeal to the reader. From Romeo and Juliet: Her mother is the lady of the house, And a good lady, and wise and virtuous.

There are numerous examples of this technique in Romeo and Juliet: In the prologue , for instance, we have the following examples: From ancient grudge break to new mutiny Act one, scene five. In Act I, Romeo communicated in a poetic tone to the other men. b) "ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man" scene 1, Mercutio to Romeo. (shows him a