poor soul they face is much abused with tears is what kind of figurative language
my answer is metaphor
The tears have got small victory by that/ For it was, bad enough before their spite.
I'm sorry I didn't list the last part.
I'd call it hyperbole. I agree with Ms. Sue that it is not metaphor.
Personification might be it. "abuse," "victory," and "spite" are human things. Ms. Sue?
This doesn't make sense to me.
What is the entire quote? Have you left out some words?
This is from Romeo and Juliet.
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_210.html
I don't see where two unlike things are being compared in these lines. So I don't think it's a metaphor.
Would it be personification then?
hyperbole
[ hîˈpərbəlç ]
NOUN
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
synonyms: exaggeration · overstatement · magnification · embroidery ·
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It wasn't one of the choices though.
a- simile
b- metaphor
c- personification
http://www.literarydevices.net/personification
Then I'd go with personification. Shakespeare had unique ways of expressing himself. What he means is very clear, but hard to quantify in modern terms sometimes.