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Narrative Elements in “Pyramus and Thisbe”, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses Answers

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Read the excerpts from Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet."Pyramus and Thisbe"They had no confidant—and so used signs: with these each lover read the other's mind: when covered, fire acquires still more force.Romeo and JulietRomeo: [. . .] It is enough I may but call her mine.Friar Lawrence: These violent delights have violent endsAnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite.Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so.Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

A
Only Ovid suggests that romantic relationships encounter obstacles or objections.
B
Only Ovid shows his male character searching for a more suitable companion.
C
Only Shakespeare reveals a character’s doubts about his beloved.
D
Only Shakespeare shows a character warning against a doomed relationship.
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Read the poem.The house was silentThe sky was dimUntil slim raysStretched highThen morning arrivedFluttering heavy lidsAnd opening eyes.

A
“silent” and “sky”
B
“until” and “then”
C
“high” and “arrived”
D
“morning” and “eyes”
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Which lines from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" contain an example of characterization?

A
ringed by the tall brick walls Semíramis had built—so we are told.
B
If you searched all the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe;
C
The wall their houses shared had one thin crack, which formed when they were built and then was left;
D
when firstlighthad banished night's bright star-fires from the skyand sun had left the brine-soaked meadows dry,
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Which line(s) from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" reveal a plot detail?

A
ringed by the tall brick walls Semíramishad built—so we are told.
B
no boy in Babylonwas handsomer than Pyramus.
C
and sun had left the brine-soaked meadows dry,
D
Delighted with their plan—impatiently—they waited for the close of day.
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Read the excerpt from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: Ay me!Romeo: She speaks:O, speak again, bright angel! for thou artAs glorious to this night, being o'er my headAs is a winged messenger of heavenUnto the white-upturned wondering eyesOf mortals that fall back to gaze on himWhen he bestrides the lazy-pacing cloudsAnd sails upon the bosom of the air.

A
Both use historical details.
B
Both use figurative language.
C
Both use predictable rhyme.
D
Both use rhythmic stanzas.
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Pyramus is dyingPyramus no longer loves hershe is lost in the woodsshe is in grave danger

A
Pyramus is dying
B
Pyramus no longer loves her
C
she is lost in the woods
D
she is in grave danger
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Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".Theirs did—indeed they wanted to be wed, but marriage was forbidden by their parents; yet there's one thing that parents can't prevent: the flame of love that burned in both of them.

A
the characterization of Thisbe
B
a description of setting
C
an introduction of theme
D
the events of the plot
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Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".The blood leaped high;it spouted like a broken leaden pipethat, through a slender hole where it is worn,sends out a long and hissing stream as jetsof water cleave the air.

A
The figurative language describes the violence of the scene.
B
The predictable rhyme scheme emphasizes the quick action.
C
The symbolism of the blood suggests it is not real.
D
The steady rhythm imitates a funeral march.
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Read the chart.Which type of writing best completes the chart?

Question illustration
A
short story
B
play in poetic form
C
literary criticism
D
news article
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Which lines from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" establish setting?

A
The house of Pyramus and that of Thisbestood side by side within the mighty city
B
Theirs did—indeed they wanted to be wed,but marriage was forbidden by their parents
C
They had no confidant—and so used signs:with these each lover read the other's mind:
D
Just so, one night, they wished each other well,and each delivered kisses to the wall—

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