Unit Cold Read Test PART A: What is the central idea of the poem? - Pyramus and Thisbe
A- missed chances
B- bad luck
C- unrequited love
D- all-consuming love
PART B: Which lines from the poem best show the central idea identified in Part A?
A- “But first they strove to kiss, and that was all; / Their kisses dy’d untasted on the wall.” (lines 40–41)
B- “The fire of love the more it is supprest, / The more it glows, and rages in the breast.” (lines 16–17)
C- “By turns to catch each other’s breath they strove, / And suck’d in all the balmy breeze of love.” (lines 28–29)
D- “But if too much to grant so sweet a bliss, / Indulge at least the pleasure of a kiss.” (lines 34–35)