Identify the figures of speech in the underlined parts of the following quotations and explain their functions:

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

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Who were the University wits? Discuss the contribution of the University wits to English Drama.

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What is 'Romanticism'? Evaluate the major English romantic poets and their contributions to English romantic poetry.

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Discuss E.M. Forster's symbolism with reference to the novel "A Passage to India".

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Who are the major writers of the Puritan Age? Discuss "The Paradise Lost" by Milton as an epic.

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What is a romantic comedy? Discuss "As You Like It" as a romantic comedy.