Pyramus and Thisbe 105-127 Figure of Speech

The first figure of speech I noticed in this part of the story was the use of an apostrophe. Ovid used this when Pyramus was speaking to the lion. For example, Ovid wrote, "o quicumque sub hac habitatis rupe leones!" This is an apostrophe because Pyramus is addressing the lion as present when the lion is really absent or not there. Ovid uses this figure of speech to show how sad Pyramus feels about Thisbe's death by screaming to the lion as if it was there to kill him too. The second figure of speech I noticed was the use of an anaphora. An anaphora is the repetition of a word or words at the start of successive clauses. Ovid used this form of a figure of speech when he said, "utque dedit notae lacrimas, dedit oscula vesti." The repetition of the words "he gave" stresses to the reader of how upset Pyramus is feeling about thinking Thisbe is dead because he found her veil soaked with blood. The third figure of speech I noticed was the use of a transferred epithet. A transferred epithet is when a qualifying word modifies "the wrong" word. For example, when Ovid wrote, "scelerata fero consumite viscers morsu." The transferred epithet is Pryamus' "wicked guts". I strongly believe Ovid used this figure of speech because it shows the reader how mad Pyramus is at himself, since he thinks he caused Thisbe's death. He is so mad he calls himself sinful and wishes himself dead too by the same lion.