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Question 1 • Language Arts 9

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

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

Explanation

A plot detail tells what happens in the story or what the characters do. In choice D, Pyramus and Thisbe make a plan and wait for nightfall, which advances the events of the story. The other choices mainly describe the setting, a character’s appearance, or the weather.

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