Question

passage poems publius ovidius naso, known as ovid in english literature, was a roman poet who lived from 43 bc to ad 18. he is best known for his collections of poetry, including the metamorphoses, from which this excerpt is taken. excerpt from \the metamorphoses of publius ovidius naso\ by ovid ... as wave by wave impelld, the foremost prest by that behind; itself urging its predecessor, so time flies, and so is followd, ever seeming new. for what has been, is lost; what is, no more shall be, and every moment is a nowd. ... 1 2 3 in the poems, how does shakespeare allude to, or refer to, ovids poem? by copying the rhyme scheme and meter of the original poem by referring to the story of the nativity by comparing the passage of time to waves breaking on the shore by personifying time as cruel and destructive

Explanation:

Ovid's excerpt uses the metaphor of waves to illustrate the passage of time. Shakespeare's poetry (such as his sonnets) alludes to this specific figurative language from Ovid by also comparing time's passage to waves breaking on the shore. The other options do not match: Shakespeare does not copy Ovid's rhyme/meter here, the nativity is unrelated, and Ovid's excerpt does not personify time as cruel/destructive.

Answer:

by comparing the passage of time to waves breaking on the shore