Extract 2: Lines 11-18 - Virgil Flashcards
1
Q
“sortiti”
A
Random
2
Q
“Furtim”
A
“Secret”
3
Q
“Includunt caeco lateri”
A
“enclosed in the blind body” - alliteration that emphasises how dark it is inside the horse
4
Q
What parts of the horse are mentioned?
A
lateri - body
uterum - womb
5
Q
What does Tenedos do to the Story?
A
Changes the location
6
Q
“dives opum”
A
“rich in wealth” - shows us how rich Priam was
7
Q
“nunc tantum sinus”
A
“Now just a bay” - abandoned
8
Q
“nos”
A
“We” - Aeneas telling the story
9
Q
“et vento petiisse Mycenas”
A
“that they were seeking Mycenae with the wind” - thought that the Greeks had left. Aeneas making it clear that they were tricked
