Vergil, Aeneid, Books 6, 8, and 12
What literary device does Virgil employ to enhance the somber mood during Aeneas’ encounter with Deiphobus’s mutilated spirit which differs from how horror might be conveyed in Caesar's Commentarii?
Which device best exemplifies juxtaposition of two contrasting elements in order to amplify the emotional impact of Virgil's verse?
How does Anchises’ speech during Aeneas’ visit to the Underworld contribute to the epic’s themes?
What is the familiar rhythmic pattern found at the beginning of dactylic hexameter lines in Virgil's work?
What does Vergil's depiction of Underworld geography imply about Roman attitudes toward death and the afterlife when citing regions such as Elysium or Tartarus?
How does Vergil link the experience of prophecy and foreknowledge in Book VI lines 4807-889 to the theme of fate and free will elsewhere in the epic?
In Vergil's description of the Sibyl in lines 847-899, which rhetorical device is used to emphasize her divine inspiration?
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Which of these words translates as “prophetic” or “oracular”?
Which category of souls is NOT mentioned by Virgil as being seen by Aeneas while he is in the Underworld?
In lines 847-899 of the Aeneid, which line best exemplifies a departure from standard dactylic hexameter that emphasizes Aeneas’s emotional state?