Question

read the excerpt from ovids \pyramus and thisbe\.
and may you, mulberry, whose boughs now shade
one wretched body and will soon shade two,
forever bear these darkly colored fruits
as signs of our sad end
what statement best describes the use of poetic elements in the excerpt?
thisbe delivers a rhythmic song.
a simile compares a tree to death.
a tree is given symbolic meaning.

Explanation:

The text gives the mulberry tree symbolic meaning as a sign of the sad end (death of Pyramus and Thisbe). It's not a rhythmic song as there's no indication of musical rhythm. A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare, which isn't present here.

Answer:

A tree is given symbolic meaning.