Vergil, Aeneid, Book 1

It highlights the gods' indifference towards human endeavors and suffering.

It illustrates the gods' preference for diplomacy over direct engagement in mortal affairs.

It exemplifies the gods' alignment with Roman values over personal whims.

It underscores the capricious nature of gods that affects human fate.

It detracts from his leadership qualities by focusing on material wealth instead of virtues.

It emphasizes his vulnerability by showing reliance on ornate protection.

It highlights his heroic nature by likening him to mythological figures who also bore significant emblems.

It underscores the idea that he is disconnected from the practicalities of warfare.

It mirrors Ovid's use of personification to animate natural elements in his 'Metamorphoses.'

It aligns with Cicero's rhetorical personifications of abstract concepts in his oratorical works.

It contrasts with Caesar's straightforward military reports devoid of such literary devices in 'Commentarii de Bello Gallico.'

It reflects Lucretius' anthropomorphic representations of atoms interacting in 'De Rerum Natura.'

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Alliteration

The iambus

The spondee

The trochaicum

The pyrrhic

Amata

Dido

Lavinia

Camilla

By comparing her to a busy bee, he conveys her diligence and care for her people.

By comparing her to a shepherd, he presents her guidance over Carthage as gentle yet firm.

By likening her to a plowman, he illustrates her strength in overcoming obstacles.

By equating her with a soldier in battle, he shows her strategic prowess.

Emphasis shifts towards psychological state as Catullus employs metaphor when conveying emotional intensity.

The vivid visualization underscores hero vulnerability similarly illustrated through similes used by Lucan regarding Pompey.

Its role is expository as per Tacitus' customarily informative analogies explaining senatorial dynamics.

It adds comic effect much like Terence paves humorous scenarios using metaphors.

The theme of divine opposition and its impact on human endeavors is highlighted by Juno's scheming.

The inevitability of fate irrespective of divine preference plays out through her inability to change destiny.

Juno exemplifies unconditional support for Trojans which is a consistent theme across this book.

The benevolent nature of all Olympian deities reflected in Juno’s character remains constant throughout Book 1.

Diana

Venus

Juno

Minerva