Question

Which line(s) from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" reveal a plot detail?

ringed by the tall brick walls Semíramis
had built—so we are told.
no boy in Babylon
was handsomer than Pyramus.
and sun had left the brine-soaked meadows dry,
Delighted with their plan—impatiently—
they waited for the close of day.

Answer 1

The plot-revealing lines are:

- "and sun had left the brine-soaked meadows dry,"
- "Delighted with their plan—impatiently—"
- "they waited for the close of day."

These lines disclose the lovers’ scheme (they have a plan), the timing (they are waiting for nightfall), and their action (they wait), which advances the story. The other lines are setting or character description.