Ovid Page 1 Flashcards
“Tuis”
Emphasis in your, your eyes so implying you have to take action
Lines 2 and 3 “scit”
Anaphora, emphasis by placement and repetition of word, shows he knows what he’s doing so you need to learn what you need to do to find a girl
“Novit”
Same meaning as scit, repetition
“Longo qui quaeris amori”
You search is in the middle of long term and love, implies he’s looking inside of love
“Ante”
First, priority implied as this is at the beginning of line
“Disce”
Imperative- learn
Lines 8 and 9
“Non” and “nec” reinforcing its not hard as they will not have to set sail or go far
Lines 10 and 11
Perseus and Paris had to go far for love but the readers don’t have to
Line 11
“Graia puella”, Greek girl is inside “Phrygio” and “viro”, implies she was completely in his embrace and surrounded by him as he stole her away
“Tot tibi tamque”
Alliteration
Lines 14-16
Mythology, image of nature, repetition of “quot”, naming of geographical places—> sounds exotic—> more interesting, less obvious and cliché, lots of examples to back up lines abo Perseus and Paris, cross reference to lines 10 and 11, shows the number of girls in Rome, piles up 5 different hyperbolic analogies, trying to show men they have a chance
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