Question

which lines from ovid’s \pyramus and thisbe\ contain an example of characterization?
○ ringed by the tall brick walls semiramis
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,
○ when firstlight
had banished night’s bright star - fires from the sky
and sun had left the brine - soaked meadows dry,

Explanation:

To determine which lines contain characterization, we analyze each option:

• The first option describes a wall built by Semiramis, focusing on setting/history, not a character's traits.
• The second option ("If you searched all the East, you’d find no girl with greater charm than Thisbe") directly describes Thisbe's charm, which is a character trait—this is characterization (specifically direct characterization, as it explicitly states a quality of Thisbe).
• The third option describes the shared wall's crack, focusing on the setting, not a character.
• The fourth option describes the time of day (first light, sun drying meadows), focusing on setting/atmosphere, not a character.

Answer:

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