What figurative language is this? "My life is my foe's debt." from Romeo and Juliet.

A metaphor

Explanation:

when i skim a text i look for anything i'm trying to find, like keys or clues or i just want to see if it is interesting to me.

explanation:

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).