Lines 725 - 729 Notes

Question 1

Aeneas’ state of mind as an expression of Pietas:

727 implied farming simile:

Answer 1

Like bees massed together in a swarm. Virgil grew up on a farm and would have been very familiar with how angry bees behaved when their when their nest was threatened.

Question 2

Aeneas’ state of mind as an expression of Pietas:

728 spondaic:

Answer 2

They make slow progress as Aeneas looks around to check around for every hazard.

Question 3

Aeneas’ state of mind as an expression of Pietas:

728 balance:

Answer 3

omnes - verb - noun - noun - verb - omnis. The enclosing ‘omnes / omnis’ emphasises the threat on every side. The symmetrical balance shows how their fortunes balance on a knife-edge, and that he fears every sound / sight in equal measure.

Question 4

Like bees massed together in a swarm. Virgil grew up on a farm and would have been very familiar with how angry bees behaved when their when their nest was threatened.

Answer 4

Aeneas’ state of mind as an expression of Pietas:

727 implied farming simile:

Question 5

They make slow progress as Aeneas looks around to check around for every hazard.

Answer 5

Aeneas’ state of mind as an expression of Pietas:

728 spondaic:

Question 6

omnes - verb - noun - noun - verb - omnis. The enclosing ‘omnes / omnis’ emphasises the threat on every side. The symmetrical balance shows how their fortunes balance on a knife-edge, and that he fears every sound / sight in equal measure.

Answer 6

Aeneas’ state of mind as an expression of Pietas:

728 balance: