Vergil, Aeneid, Book 4

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Metaphor

Synecdoche

Triumphal procession

Naval race

Hunting expedition

Gladiator games

Through direct statements from Jupiter decreeing her destiny.

By showing characters openly discussing plans for her future.

Using dialogue between Dido and Anna that hints at future events.

By referencing omens and prophecies that foreshadow her downfall.

It underscores the importance of hospitality laws between host cities and foreign guests.

It reflects traditional Roman wedding ceremonies and their inviolability.

It highlights the Roman value placed on pietas and fate over personal desires.

It showcases the practice of consulting oracles for guidance in love affairs.

It reinforces the idea that women are unsuited for political leadership as they are susceptible to irrationality and emotion.

It implies that women were encouraged to participate openly in politics and lead without male guardianship.

It indicates that female rulers were common during this period and widely accepted by contemporary Roman society.

It suggests that women are seen as equal to men in political decision-making and should be trusted with power.

Through foreshadowing events with ominous omens.

Through direct confrontation involving protagonist debates.

Through descriptive exposition highlighting potential outcomes.

Utilizing first-person point of view for intimate insights into character motivation.

The historical context of the event described

The pattern of long and short syllables

The occurrence of literary devices

The moral lesson in the text

By including spondees to slow the rhythm, mirroring her despair.

By adhering strictly to dactyls for a monotonous effect, highlighting her resignation.

By employing trochees to disrupt the meter, indicating her anger.

By using anapests frequently to quicken the pace, showing her agitation.

Frequent use of polysyllabic words throughout lines adding complexity and grandeur.

Consistent mid-line pauses (caesurae) demonstrating calculated thought behind Jupiter's decree.

The placement of important words at the line's beginning or end for emphasis on divine command.

Regular interjections of choriambics underscoring Mercury’s swift movement with uneven pacing.

Her words invoke divine curses much like those cast by witches encountered by Trojans.

Dido references epic tales of past heroes offering an optimistic outlook competitive against Virgilian moments of pessimism.

Her relentless insomnia reflects how other characters experience sleeplessness due to preoccupying anxieties about fate.

She expresses contentment which contrasts sharply against previous scenes depicting Trojan suffering.