Question

and gave to it exquisite beauty, which no woman of the world has ever equalled: she was so beautiful, he fell in love with his creation. it appeared in truth a perfect virgin with the grace of life, but in the expression of such modesty all motion was restrained—and so his art concealed his art. pygmalion gazed, inflamed with love and admiration for the form, in semblance of a woman, he had carved. he lifts up both his hands to feel the work, and wonders if it can be ivory, because it seems to him more truly flesh. — his mind refusing to conceive of it as ivory, he kisses it and feels his kisses are returned. and speaking love, caresses it with loving hands that seem to make an impress, on the parts they touch, so real that he fears he then may bruise her by his eager pressing. softest tones he brings to her such presents as are surely prized by sweet girls; such as smooth round pebbles, shells, and birds, and fragrant flowers of thousand tints, lilies, and painted balls, and amber tears of heliads, which distill from far off trees. ovid uses all of the following poetic elements to develop meaning except ________ a alliteration b allusion c onomatopoeia d litany

Explanation:

• Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds. For example, "painted balls" has the repeated "b" sound.
• Allusion: A reference to a well - known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Here, the reference to "Helllads" is an allusion.
• Litany: A series of names or things recited in a particular order. The list of presents like "smooth round pebbles, shells, and birds, and fragrant flowers of thousand tints, lilies, and painted balls, and amber tears of Helllads" is a litany.
• Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds. There are no words in the text that imitate sounds.

Answer:

C. onomatopoeia