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Which lines from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" contain an example of characterization?
ringed by the tall brick walls Semíramis
had built—so we are told.
If you searched all
the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm
than Thisbe;
The wall their houses shared had one thin crack,
which formed when they were built and then was left;
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The second line: "If you searched all the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe;"
Why: it explicitly describes a character trait of Thisbe (her exceptional charm) — a direct example of characterization. The other lines describe setting or a wall, not a character’s qualities.
Why: it explicitly describes a character trait of Thisbe (her exceptional charm) — a direct example of characterization. The other lines describe setting or a wall, not a character’s qualities.
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