stylistic 79

Question 1

iussus es

Answer 1

not the traditional political vocabulary - suggests that he doesn’t have the authority to order it outright, he can only ask, shows the appointment as invalid and that M Antony should never have been made consul.

Question 2

nihil queror

Answer 2

apophysis - Mentions something he doesn’t want to talk about then does talk about it, sneakily showing his point against MA

Question 3

impulsus, inductus, elusus

Answer 3

tricolon
emphatically shows unfair treatment of Dolabella thanks to MA
series of verbs show the rise and fall in Dolabella’s hopes and the promise of the consulship. Shows the swift injustice of his downfall and betrayal

Question 4

Dolabellam

Answer 4

emphatic placement of wronged person - emphasises the machinations against Dolabella and highlights the injustice of these, again presenting him as a victim

Question 5

quis ignorat?

Answer 5

delayed emphasis - stresses that everyone knows A’s misdeeds

implies it’s public knowledge, suggests that he is widely known to be audacious, ‘fortifies’ his argument (ad populum)

Question 6

lenient

Answer 6

Historic present, makes it more vivid so stronger/meaningful

perhaps emphasises speed at which he came

Question 7

cogimur

Answer 7

Historic present, makes it more vivid so stronger/meaningful

word choice - implies it is against his will, more violent, involuntary

Question 8

invectus est

Answer 8

promoted past tense

Question 9

Dolabella

Answer 9

Delayed to draw emphasis on, whom MA wronged