Aeneid Para 12

Question 1

taila iactanti stridens Aquilone procella
velum adversa ferit , fluctusque ad sidera tollit.

Answer 1

As he forcefully uttered such words, a squall howling with the North wind

struck the sail head-on , and lifted the waves to the stars.
The oars were broken , then the prow turned aside and offered the ship’s side

to the waves , and a sheer mountain of water followed closely in mass.
These men hung on the top of the wave ; the swell raged with the sands

Question 2

franguntur remi , tum prora advertit , et undis

Answer 2

The oars were broken , then the prow turned aside and offered the ship’s side

Question 3

dat latus, insequitur cumulo praeruptus aquea mons.

Answer 3

to the waves , and a sheer mountain of water followed closely in mass.

Question 4

hi summo in fluctu pendent ; his unda dehiscens
terram inter fluctus aperit , furit aestus harenis

Answer 4

These men hung on the top of the wave ; the swell raged with the sands