English, 11.08.2021 02:10 Lawrence101

Read the following excerpt from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, identify the simile, and answer the question. ROMEO: The brightness of [Juliet’s] cheek would shame those stars,
As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night.

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the simile in the excerpt above?

Juliet’s appearance is shameful.
Juliet sings like a bird.
Juliet’s beauty surpasses that of all others.
There’s more to Juliet that meets the eye.

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