There are actually quite a few examples of figurative
language in Act 2, scene 2 of the play. In the very beginning, there are obvious
examples of personification when Romeo is giving his first soliloquy; one such example
is:
Arise, fair sun, and kill
the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with
grief (lines
4-5)
In lines 28-29, Romeo
says, "...As glorious to this night, being o'er my head / As
is a winged messenger of heaven", which is clearly a simile comparing Juliet
to an angel. There are also examples of alliteration throughout the scene. One example
is when Romeo says, "With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls". In addition
to these exmples, the entire scene is full of hyperbole, which is extreme
exageration.
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