Pyramus and Thisbe L55-77

Pyramus and Thisbe has many different figure of speeches contained in it. The very first figure of speech I noticed in this story was use of rhetorical questions. Ovid uses this type of figure of speech twice to create more emotion and emphasis on the point he is trying to make. He says, "quid non sentit amor?" and, "quid amantibus obstas?". He asks the first question to create more emotion on the concept of love and how the wall is not stopping the love between Pyramus and Thisbe. Ovid asks the second question to create more emphasis and emotion on how Pryamus and Thisbe hate how this wall stops them from being together. By asking a rhetorical question it shows the frustration they have against this wall and the fact that a wall doesn't stop their love. Next, Ovid uses personification by giving the wall that seperates the two houses human characteristics. Ovid says, "primi vidistis amantes, et vocis fecistis iter," and, "invide paries". He says the wall is jealous, sees, and has created a pathway. The use of personification portrays a greater sense of feelings because it makes the wall seem like he is acting like a person who is trying to stop Pryamus and Thisbe from being together. It makes the wall act like their parents. Finally, Ovid uses a form of onomatopoeia even though it is not exactly it. He uses it to get the reader into the minds of Pryamus and Thisbe when they whisper through the wall to talk to each other. The onomatopoeia occurs at the end of the words when he says, "vidistis amantes, et vocis fecistis". The "s" sounds at the end of the words create a sense of whispering which makes the reader feel like he or she is hearing Pyramus and Thisbe whisper to each other.