Poetic Effects
What is Chiasmus
Agnetha Beorn Benny Anni
“Laura, I don’t hate you because you’re fat. You’re fat because I hate you.”
arma virumque cano
now you listen here, imma lay down some lines about a man and a spear
What is the relation between Cicero the orator and Cicero the lieutenant.
Brothers
What is the case and number of Caesar
Nominative Singular
Emperor who built Hadrian's wall
Hadrian
What is Polysyndeton
and he was like no way and I was like ya way and and...
"And to love a god/And to fear a flame/And to burn a crowd that has a name/And to right or wrong/And to weak or strong"
erat ob has causas summa difficultas
On account of these reasons there was the greatest difficulty
Who is Dido's sister
Anna
What is mirabile dictu
supine
Augustus's original Name
Octavian
What is Apostrophe
Talking to someone that is not there
"And I know that you think it's just a fantasy/But since your dad walked out, your mom could use a guy like me"
Trojans and Tyrians will not be treated by me with any distinction.
Who is Aeneas's First Wife
Creusa
What is praemisso equitatu et essedariis
ablative absolute
Emperor under which the empire the biggest (most of the world painted purple)
Trajan
What is Litotes
Yuge understatement, opposite of Hyperbole
"'tis but a scratch" "A scratch‽ Your arms off"
Pompeii was a small little eruption
Durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis
Endure, and defend yourselves for more favorable times.
Who is Dido's First Husband
Sychaeus
What is hoc nomine in hoc praetexit nomine culpam.
ablative of means
Wooden sword given to a gladiator that frees them, like clothes free a house elf.
Rudis
What is Tmesis
putting a word in the middle of a word or phrase
scrum-diddly-umptious
edu-ma-cation
sophisti-ma-cation
quibus rebus controversial minui posse sperarent
by means of which they had hoped to be able constrain the controversy.
Who is the guy who was sacrificed for the Trojanaunts to the sea and Aeneas sees in the Underworld.
Palinurus
What is Cui Bono
double dative
2rd emperor in the year of the four emperors in 69 A.D.
Otho