Stylsitic Features 22-31

Question 1

iamque tenebat nox medium caeli spatium:

Answer 1

Way Horace expresses midnight is a light hearted and amusing parody of the epic expression found in Virgil

Question 2

Cum ponit uterque in locuplete domo vestigia

Answer 2

Historic present = ponit - vivid

Little pretentious / epic style

Question 3

In locuplete domo

Answer 3

Location and feast in stark contrast to beginning of the poem (paupere cavo)

Question 4

Rubro ubi cocco tincta super lectos canderet vestis eburnos

Answer 4

Lectos : poetic plural. Adds to wealth

Clear indications of wealth and a magnificent setting

Question 5

Multaque de magna supperessent fercula cena:

Answer 5

Magna goes with cena and multa fercula .

Fercula were trays served at a Roman banquet

Notice contrast with chickpea, oat and scraps of bacon offered by country mouse.

Question 6

Extructis inerant hesterna canistris

Answer 6

contents presumably left overs

Question 7

Purpurea porrectum in veste

Answer 7

Purple = royal = wealth.

Country mouse stretched out, previously so on chaff. Ridiculous to sublime. Town mouse to busy rushing to sit.

Question 8

Veluti succinctus cursitat hospes

Answer 8

Slaves wore tunics, and tightened their waistbands when rushing for ease.
Hospes, emphatically placed at end of line.
Cursitat - HISTORIC PRESENT, leads to dramatic climax
Alliteration of letters c and t. Highlighting hustle and bustle

Question 9

continuatque dapes, nec non verniliter

Answer 9

Double negative nec non cancel out, but doing so intensifies connection (LITOTES)

Adverb - verniliter (slavishly) comes from noun verna, meaning alabe being born in his masters house. One thought of a particularly conscientious and loyal

Question 10

Praelambens omne quod affert

Answer 10

either TM acting as food taster checking quality

Or

Cannot resist the odd mouthful

Former would seem appropriate with his slave - like behaviour