SAC 3: The Aeneid

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A figure of speech that involves the comparison of two unlike things

Question 2

Epic simile

Answer 2

A detailed comparison or extended simile that is 4 or more lines in length

Question 3

Graphic imagery

Answer 3

Use of vivid descriptions to create images in the minds of the reader

Question 4

Descriptive vocabulary

Answer 4

Use of specific words that create a vivd mental image whilst evoking emotion and engaging the senses

Question 5

Tacit contrast

Answer 5

A comparison in which one person, item, or thing is implied and understood to be more desirable than another

Question 6

Foreshadowing

Answer 6

A device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the work

Question 7

Dialogue

Answer 7

Used to establish tone and advance the storyline

Question 8

Epithet

Answer 8

An adjective or phrase that expresses a quality or attribute to a person’s character

Question 9

Repetition

Answer 9

When a word or phrase is repeated to emphasise and develop ideas and themes

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true

Question 11

Double motivation

Answer 11

When a character is given two motivation for doing something

Question 12

Pathos

Answer 12

An appeal to the emotions and the evocation of pity or sadness

Question 13

Kleos

Answer 13

A greek word often translated to renown or glory

Question 14

Pietas

Answer 14

A Latin word that can be translated as piety or devotion. It refers to a person’s obligations and dutiful acceptance placed on them by fate, the will of the gods, and by the bonds of family and community.

Question 15

Fate

Answer 15

In the Aeneid, fate is an inevitable force that directs the main course of actions and events, dictating how and what will happen to an individual. Fate is at the top in the hierarchy of supernatural forces, and resistance from both gods and mortals is ultimately futile.

Question 16

The role of the gods

Answer 16

Divine intervention in the Aeneid plays a substantial role in the plot’s progression, directly and indirectly intervening in the lives of mortals to fulfil their personal vendettas.

Question 17

Piety [the theme]

Answer 17

Pietas is a Latin word that can be translated as piety or devotion, and was a chief value in ancient Rome. Aeneas in particular is depicted and described to be a pious hero and an exemplar of what a model citizen looks like, embodying the Roman and heroic ideal.

Question 18

The heroic ideal

Answer 18

The heroic ideal is significant to warriors and heroes in the Aeneid, a set of ideals and unspoken traditions that typically govern their lives and decisions. Heroes strive to achieve glory or kleos through great deeds and the display of great courage, and as a result fear the loss of respect and shame. A hero would rather die in the pursuit for kleos rather than live in shame.

Question 19

Rome

Answer 19

Rome’s founding and empire is essentially the endpoint of Aeneas’ fate. It is at the centre of the Aeneid. The Aeneid serves as a justification of Rome’s greatness, having been written in the ‘golden age’ of Rome. It exhibits how Rome is founded on the values of piety and leadership, and its exceptionality in regards to both conquering new territories and making them part of the peaceful empire.