What statement best describes the use of poetic elements in the excerpt? A simile compares a tree to death. A tree is given symbolic meaning. Thisbe delivers a rhythmic song. Ovid uses patterned rhyme.

Answer: A tree is given a symbolic meaning.

One of the poetic elements that are commonly used aside from rhymes is the use of symbol. This is done by giving an ordinary thing an extraordinary meaning that is way far from its literal or original meaning.