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17 January, 13:30

What is the extended metaphor in these poetic lines? A) Juliet is compared to a piece of bark tossing about at sea while her eyes are compared to the sea itself, and her sighs are compared to the wind. B) Juliet's father threatens her with vivid descriptions of the storm-like consequences she will endure if she continues as an ungrateful daughter. C) Juliet's father compares the distress he feels over his daughter's action to the rigidity of bark thrown into the waters of a raging storm at sea. D) Juliet is compared to a piece of bark tossing about at sea, her disposition is compared to salt water, and her increasing sighs to the unpleasant sounds of stormy weather.

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  1. 17 January, 13:44
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    The answer is A. He says her body is the bark, her eyes the sea, and her sighs the wind.

    B and C are wrong because at the time of these lines Capulet does not yet know that Juliet is going to say no to marrying Paris.
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