Which figure of speech is used in this excerpt from act 1 of shakespeare's romeo and juliet?

romeo: o, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
like a rich jewel in an ethiope's ear;
beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!

oxymoron

allusion

simile

metaphor

pun

C) Simile.

Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." In the given excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, we can see an example of simile, in the phrases: "Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;  Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! " where Romeo is comparing Juliet's beauty to a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear, by using the word "like."

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