Question at position 28 Identifying Figurative Language in the text: Directions–Choose the best answer What literary term is used in Juliet’s quote below? Juliet: Translation: “Our love, which now is like a flower bud, may blossom in the summer air into a beautiful flower by the next time we meet” Act 2 Scene 2 (Balcony Scene)onomatopoeiametaphor simile personification

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The prompt asks us to identify the literary term used in Juliet’s quote, and provides the four options to evaluate. 
Option 1: onomatopoeia. This refers to a word that imitates a sound (e.g., buzz, clang). The quote does not imitate any sound; it uses a comparative image rather than a sound-imitating word, so this is not a fit. 
Option 2: metaphor. A metaphor makes a direct comparison without using like or as. In the line, the comparison uses the word like, so it is not a direct metaphor; thus this option misclassifies the device. 
Option 3: simile. A simile explicitly uses like or as to compare two different things. The phrase Our love, which now is like a flower bud, may blossom... employs like to compare love to a flower bud, fulfilling the classic simile pattern. This aligns with the definition of a simile. 
Option 4: personification. Personification gives human qualities to non-human things. While the image involves growth and potential blossoming, there is no attribution of human characteristics to love or the bud beyond the comparison itself; thus it does not exemplify personification. 
In summary, the comparison is introduced with like, signaling a simile, while the other options describe different literary devices that do not match this specific construction.

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