Vocabulary
Define the word unda.
wave
What is the tense and mood of possideat?
present subjunctive
Ovid composed the metamorphoses in this meter.
Dactylic hexameter
Celestial is a derivative of the Latin word _______.
caelum
Velut in line 213 introduces what kind of device?
simile
Define the word ignotas.
unknown
Me duce is an example of __________.
an ablative absolute
Ovid composed this elegaic work of poetry on the topic of love.
Amores
Ligature is a derivative of the Latin word _______.
ligo or alligo
inter utrumque vola. What is the tense and mood of vola?
Present imperative
Define the word fistula.
pan-pipe
Ut clivo crevisse putes. What is the tense and mood of crevisse?
perfect infinitive
Why was Ovid exiled?
A poem and a scandal.
Flex is a derivative of the Latin word _______.
flecto
What is the grammatical construction of volandi?
gerund
What is the Latin word for wing?
ala
Words like odi that have lost their present tense forms are called ________.
defective
According to Ovid's father, even this man died poor.
Homer
This derivative of pariter means equality.
Parity
Give the alternate form of maduere.
maduerunt
What is the Latin word for higher?
celsior
"medio" que "ut limite curras, Icare," ait "moneo, ne si demissior ibis..."
What is the mood and reason of curras?
subjunctive in an indirect command
When was Ovid born?
43 BCE
This derivative of the Latin word meaning "urge" is synonymous with entreaty, appeal, persuasion, and encouragement.
Exhortation
Translate the word repetenda.
to be repeated