Exam Flashcards
1
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Aeschylus
A
Tragedy
- Agamemnon
- The Libation Bearers
- The Furies
2
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Apollonius
A
Hellenistic
- The Argonautica
3
Q
Catullus
A
Latin Lyric Poetry
- Poem 51
- Poem 64
4
Q
Euripides
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Tragedy
- The Bacchae
5
Q
Homer
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Epic
- Iliad
- Odyssey
6
Q
Horace
A
Satire
- Highly educated but poor
- Satire 5
7
Q
Mimnermus
A
Lyric Poetry
- Poem 2
8
Q
Ovid
A
- Art of Love
9
Q
Solon
A
Lyric Poetry
- Politician
- Poem 3
10
Q
Sappho
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Lyric Poetry
- Female poet
- Poem 1
- Poem 31
11
Q
Sophocles
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Tragedy
- Oedipus the King
12
Q
Tyrtaeus
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Lyric Poetry
- Spartan poet
- Poem 9
13
Q
Virgil
A
Satire
- The Aeneid
14
Q
Invocation to the Muses
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Asking for inspiration from the muses (in charge of arts) for inspiration to tell the play
Conveys themes in the plays (ex, Achilles’ rage in the Iliad)
15
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Ekphrasis
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A description of a work of art within a work of art (Ex, the description of Achilles’ shield)
