Romeo essay Romeo’s use of similes and metaphors shows how at the beginning he was depressed then he met Juliet and became happy but then they both die. Romeo uses similes and metaphors to talk about Juliet. Similes and metaphors are literary devices that compare Juliet to things that are very high in likeness. The metaphors and similes are very nice and make Juliet look like a goddess figure. Romeo uses metaphors to show how he loves Juliet. “What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun!” Another metaphor Romeo uses is also to bright show how he loves Juliet “O, speak again, angel! For thou art as glorious to this night, being o’er my head as is a winged messenger from heaven…” Romeo used those metaphors