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Ovid Lines 31-58 Notes Flashcards

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1
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Give a line that is chiastically arranged and portrays chiasmus

A

Line 31

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2
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What is chiastic arrangement?

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ABAB

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What does the chiastic word arrangement in line 31 show?

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Reinforces the idea that there will inevitably be a loss of chastity in the theatre

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What idea do the words ‘casti’ and ‘pudoris’ contain?

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Purity

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What is pleonasm?

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Two words that contain the same idea of purity

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What is the effect of the pleonasm in line 32?

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Forcing his point that it is the best of morals that are destroyed here

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What does Ovid do to the legend of the Sabine women at the theatre?

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Makes it a primitive theatrical performance and treated with humour that is heightened by a slight touch of pathos

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What is the legend of the Sabine women at the theatre?

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When Rome was a brand new city, ruled bu its first king Romulus, it was short of women. Romulus invited the neoghbouring Sabine tribe to a programme of games he was organising for the harvest festival. When the guests were comfortable seated, the Romans abducted 600 Sabine daughters at sword point

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Why does Ovid reference the legend of the Sabine women?

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To prove that if Romulus could use the theatre for picking off women( in a forceful way), then Ovid thinks that contemporary Romans should have success here too ( using more refined methods of course)

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10
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What is apostrophe?

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The device of addressing a character in a story

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Why is apostrophe more forceful on line 33? What is the effect of that?

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For coming at the beginning of the story

Turns our attention dramatically to the new subject

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What is the effect of describing the theatre as rough and rustic?

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To give an air of antiquity

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Give an example of when Ovid portrays the theatre as rough and rustic. What is the effect?

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Not even the applause is as sophisticated as modern applause

Helps the comparison with the current air of luxury surrounding Rome

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14
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Where is the location of Ovid’s ancient theatre?

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Palantine Hill

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15
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What was at Palantine Hill?

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Imperial Palace

Several temples

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16
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What word on line 38 is very unpoetic? What is the effect?

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‘Simpliciter’

Mimics the primitiveness of theatre seats

17
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What was a traditional custom in a theatre?

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Women sat at the back away from the men

18
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Where does Ovid use the historic present?

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Lines 41 onwards

19
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What is historic present?

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When the present tense is used to narrate historic events

20
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What is the effect of the historic present?

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Create feeling of immediacy in the audience’s minds

21
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How does the theatre relate to Romulus’ signal?

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The signal is for drama of a very kind

22
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What is chiasmus?

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The repetition of ideas and the reversal of order

23
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On line 48, where should ‘que’ be? Where actually is it? Why?

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At the beginning
Near the end
Add drama to the description or to allow other words to be placed in more emphatic places e.g. Virginibus

24
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What is the theme on lines 49-50? What grammar?

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Hunting

Similes

25
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What is the emphasis on on lines 49-50? Why?

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Focuses on the helpless prey fleeing the predator

In Roman times, doves were seen associated with cowardice

26
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What grammar is in lines 53-6? What is the pace like?

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Historic presents

Rapid

27
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How are the girls’ contasting reactions highlighted in lines 53-6?

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Antithesis
Anaphora of ‘haec’, ‘pars’ and ‘altera’ and ‘haec… Illa’
Use of different pairs to add to this idea
Chiastic phrases

28
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Where is the chiastic arrangement? What is is? Why?

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Lines 53-6
No chiasmus, chiasmus, chiasmus, no chiasmus

To make the passage stand out

29
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What does ‘sine mente’ literally mean? What does this show?

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Mindless

They were so overcome with fear as to be distraught and incapable of thought

30
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What is apposition?

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Relationship between expressions usually those that have the same function and supplement each other

31
Q

Give two words that are in apposition. What is the effect?

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Praeda- reward
Puella- girls

Praeda is used to qualify or add detail to the description of the girls

32
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The words ‘praeda’ and ‘puellae’ are placed next to each other. Why?

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Create a rhetorical effect

33
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Give an unusual word on line 57. What does it normally describe? What is the effect?

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Genialis
Weddings
Has poignancy (strong and keenly distressing) here

34
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What is paradox? Where is this seen? What does it describe?

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Juxtaposes two ideas that contradict each other even if they are true

Line 58

Fear makes the girls more beautiful

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