Question

read the excerpt from ovid’s \pyramus and thisbe\.
and may you, mulberry, whose boughs now shade
one wretched body and will soon shade two,
forever bear these darkly colored fruits
as signs of our sad end
what statement best describes the use of poetic elements in the excerpt?
thisbe delivers a rhythmic
song.
a simile compares a tree to
death.
a tree is given symbolic
meaning.
ovid uses patterned rhyme.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• "Thisbe delivers a rhythmic song": The excerpt is a speech, not a song with rhythm described as such. Eliminate.
• "A simile compares a tree to death": A simile uses "like" or "as"; here, the tree is given symbolic meaning, not a simile. Eliminate.
• "A tree is given symbolic meaning": The mulberry tree's dark fruits are signs of their sad end, so the tree (mulberry) has symbolic meaning related to their tragedy. This fits.
• "Ovid uses patterned rhyme": The excerpt doesn't show a patterned rhyme scheme (e.g., consistent end - rhymes). Eliminate.

Answer:

A tree is given symbolic meaning.