Rhetorical Device ; Personification

A rhetorical device is a technique that a writer uses to convey a meaning with the goal of persuading the listener to consider a topic from a different perspective. Shakespeare, a famous play writer is well known for various rhetorical devices throughout his work. In his classical play, “Romeo and Juliet” I seemed to notice many of the rhetorical devices used, but the one that stood out to me the most was personification.  Personification is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities.  This is illustrated in the play when in Act Two, Scene Two Romeo says, “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon”. In this quote Shakespeare is comparing Romeo to the moon and asking Juliet to come out for him. Another example is in Act Two, Scene 3 when Friar says. "The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night". Shakespeare is saying that it is early in the morning, and he is describing the sun rise. He uses adjectives and adverbs to describe the noun. In conclusion, these are two of the many other examples of the rhetorical device known as personification depicted in the play that stood out to me the most.