Question

Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".

The blood leaped high;
it spouted like a broken leaden pipe
that, through a slender hole where it is worn,
sends out a long and hissing stream as jets
of water cleave the air.

Which statement best describes the use of poetic elements in the excerpt?

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

A) The figurative language describes the violence of the scene.

Answer 2

Answer: The figurative language describes the violence of the scene

Step-by-step explanation:

Poetic elements enrich the way we understand poems and these elements include imagery, voice, diction, figures of speech, symbolism, allegory, etc.

The statement best describes the use of poetic elements in the excerpt is that the figurative language describes the violence of the scene. Here, personification was used to show how the violence led to bloodshed.