Vocabulary
fundamentum, fundamenti
Foundation
Raging through the city, Dido is compared to this.
A Bacchante
This character is sent by Jupiter to tell Aeneas to leave Carthage.
Mercury
The line "quippe tuis ferimus famamque fovemus inanem" (4.218) contains an example of this literary device.
Alliteration
This is the metrical pattern of the first four feet of the line "Inter quas Phoenissa recens a vulnere Dido" (6.450)
Spondee - Spondee - Dactyl - Spondee
ensis, ensis
Sword
As the snakes devour him, Laocoon is compared to this.
A wounded bull attempting to flee a sacrificial altar
This character initially refuses to leave Troy as it is falling, and only concedes after seeing numerous signs from the gods.
Anchises
The word "ululatu" is an example of this literary device.
Onomatopoeia
This is the metrical pattern of the first four feet of the line "Quidquid id est timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" (2.49)
Dactyl - Dactyl - Dactyl - Spondee
infensus, infensa, infensum
Hostile
When Aeneas sees them building their city, the people of Carthage are compared to this.
Bees working in the summertime
This character is the son of Jupiter and angrily prays to him, leading to Aeneas's departure from Carthage.
Iarbas
The line "Iam validam Ilionei navem, iam fortis Achati" (1.120) contains an example of this literary device.
Anaphora
This is the metrical pattern of the first four feet of the line "Audiit exanimis trepidoque exterrita cursu" (4.672)
Dactyl - Dactyl - Dactyl - Spondee
navita, navitae
Boatman/Sailor
When he calms Aeolus's storm, Neptune is compared to this.
A well-respected public figure calming an angry, violent crowd
This character kills his brother-in-law for his wealth.
Pygmalion
The sentence "Exstinxti te meque, soror, populumque patresque Sidonios urbemque tuam" (4.682-683) contains this literary device.
Polysyndeton
This is the metrical pattern of the first four feet of the line "Turbidus hic caeno vastaque voragine gurges" (6.296)
Dactyl - Spondee - Spondee - Dactyl
mel, mellis
Honey
As Dido dies, the city's reaction is compared to this event.
Carthage being invaded and falling to an enemy attack
This character is the first Trojan who Dido meets after the ships land in Carthage.
Ilioneus
The line "Aut hoc inclusi ligno occultantur Achivi" (2.45) contains an example of this literary device.
Word Picture
This is the metrical pattern of the first four feet of the line "Disiectam Aeneae toto videt aequore classem" (1.128)
Dactyl - Spondee - Spondee - Dactyl