Name the literary device used in the above excerpt.
A
Simile
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B
Onomatopoeia
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C
Exposition
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D
Satire
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Solution
The correct option is B Exposition Exposition is a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
The given poem highlights the conflict between the two families. Shakespeare describes the themes of conflict through inner familial conflict and individual conflict. It shows that both families are taught to hate each other because of which people of Verona are unwillingly the part of this hate.
Thus, option C is the correct answer as it sets the events occurring between two households.