Extract 2: Lines 1-10 - Virgil Flashcards
1
Q
‘Nox umida’
A
Dew filled night (sets the scene)
2
Q
‘suadentque cadentia sidera somnos’
A
and the setting stars urge sleep. (Sibilance)
3
Q
What is “casus nosotros” ?
A
“Love and disaster” placed together to add dramatic effect
4
Q
“animus meminisse hornet luctuque refugit”
A
“although my mind shudders at the memory and recoils in sorrow” How Aeneas feels about remembering the Trojan War.
5
Q
“fracti bello”
A
“Broken by war” Here Aeneas describes the Greek but could’ve easily have been the Trojans.
6
Q
Who is “Palladis” ?
A
Athene - goddess of wisdom to both the Greeks and the Trojans.
7
Q
“costas”
A
“Ribs” what the horse is made of BUT parts of a real horse.
8
Q
“simulant”
A
“They pretend” the trick set up by Odysseus - what the Trojans believe.
