Which lines from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe" contain an example of characterization? ringed by the tall brick walls Semiramis had built-50 we are told If you searched all the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe The wall their houses shared hag one thin crack which formed when they were bit and then was left when firstlight had banished night's bright star-fires from the sky and sun had left the brine soaked meadows dry

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Evie Lynn

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8 October, 05:18

Which lines from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe" contain an example of characterization? ringed by the tall brick walls Semiramis had built-50 we are told If you searched all the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe The wall their houses shared hag one thin crack which formed when they were bit and then was left when firstlight had banished night's bright star-fires from the sky and sun had left the brine soaked meadows dry

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Laney Bruce · Answer 1

Answer: If you searched all the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe.

Explanation: Characterization is a literary device where the author describes a character, it can be a description of the physical appearance or of the personality of the character. It can be a direct description, or it also can be indirect. In the given lines from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe" the one that contains an example of characterization is "If you searched all the East, you'd find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe" because is given a detail about Thisbe's personality.