Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1
Question 10 of 20 • EAWR ELA 9 Sem 2 SS CR
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.
Answer
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.