Question

in the poems, how does shakespeare allude to, or refer to, ovid’s poem? by referring to the story of the nativity by personifying time as cruel and destructive by comparing the passage of time to waves breaking on the shore by copying the rhyme scheme and meter of the original poem

Explanation:

To determine how Shakespeare alludes to Ovid's poem, we analyze each option:

• "By referring to the story of the nativity" is incorrect as the nativity is a Christian story, not related to Ovid's works.
• "By personifying time as cruel and destructive" aligns with Ovid's themes and Shakespeare's use of personification of time in his poems, similar to Ovid's explorations of time's effects.
• "By comparing the passage of time to waves breaking on the shore" is a more general poetic device and not a specific allusion to Ovid.
• "By copying the rhyme scheme and meter of the original poem" is incorrect as Shakespeare's style and Ovid's (in translation or original) differ in rhyme and meter structures.

Answer:

B. by personifying time as cruel and destructive