Question

passage poems great expectations, a novel written by charles dickens (1812 - 1870), is influenced by the rigid class structure of victorian england. in this excerpt, a young orphan named pip is sent to visit a wealthy, eccentric woman named miss havisham to entertain her. unknown to pip, miss havisham was left at the altar on the day of her wedding many years before. she has lived over since as if time had stopped at that fateful hour. excerpt from great expectations by charles dickens...in an arm - chair, with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand, sat the strangest lady i have ever seen, or shall ever see. she was dressed in rich materials, - satins, and lace and silks - all of white in the poems, how does shakespeare allude to, or refer to, ovids poem? by comparing the passage of time to waves breaking on the shore by copying the rhyme scheme and meter of the original poem by referring to the story of the nativity by personifying time as cruel and destructive

Explanation:

The question asks about Shakespeare's allusion to Ovid's poem. None of the options given in relation to the provided Great Expectations excerpt are correct allusions to Ovid's work. However, if we focus on the nature of allusions in general in poetry, we need to analyze the literary - stylistic devices. Copying rhyme scheme and meter is a form of formal imitation which can be an allusion. The other options do not directly relate to Ovid's common themes or styles.

Answer:

by copying the rhyme scheme and meter of the original poem