Interpret and list literary devices for Romeo's line after Juliet exits in act 2, scene 2: "Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books, but love from love, toward school with heavy looks."

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Rhyme (books/looks)
Repetition
Parallel constructions (love to love, love from love, etc.) to create balance
Rhythm (the number of accented syllables)
Personification (love doesn't do these things, lovers do)
Metaphor (the eagerness/resistance to action is similar between lovers and students)

Interpret:
Lovers go towards one another as eagerly as students run from their books, but away from one another as slowly as students go towards school.

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