AnswersKS-English Language Arts 9 CRComparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

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

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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 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 excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".Lest each losethe other as they wandered separatelyacross the open fields, they were to meetat Ninus' tomb and hide beneath a treein darkness; for beside that tomb there stooda tall mulberry close to a cool spring,a tree well weighted down with snow-white berries.

A
the characters’ motivations
B
the setting of the meeting place
C
a theme of youthful passion
D
a plot complication

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