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Question 10 • Language Arts 9

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. What story element is most evident in the excerpt?

Answer
A
the events of the plot
B
an introduction of theme
C
the characterization of Thisbe
D
a description of setting