VIRGIL 707-718 Mezentius the Boar

Question 1

How is Mezentius described here?

ac velut … aper

actus aper,

Answer 1

and that man (Mezentius) as a wild boar

Question 2

What happened to Mezentius the boar?

Answer 2

having been driven down the high mountain by the biting of dogs

Question 3

Why was Mezentius safe?

Answer 3

which pine clad Mount. Vesulus has defined for many year

Question 4

Why was Mezentius never hungry?

Answer 4

which the Laurentine marsh has fed for many years with its reedy wood

Question 5

Why was the boar angry?

Answer 5

it had come among the nets

Question 6

What did the boar do to escape the nets?

Answer 6

The boar stands and roars ferociously and bristles its shoulders

Question 7

Why was the boar not attacked after it had escaped the nets?

Answer 7

And no one has the courage to match its ferocity or to approach nearer

Question 8

How do the scared hunters attack the boar?

Answer 8

But instead they attack it with their spears and shouts safely from afar

Question 9

Ac velut

stylistic features.

Answer 9

Simile

Question 10

ac velut ille canum morsu de montibus altis

stylistic features.

Answer 10

Hyperbaton = chaining word order
Murmarance.

Question 11

Vesulus defendit

stylistic features.

Answer 11

Personification of the mountain

Question 12

Laurentia silva pascit

stylistic features.

Answer 12

Personification of the marshes

Question 13

substitit infremuitque … inhorruit

stylistic features.

Answer 13

Tricolour of verbs = inspired by Homer to create a lot of action and excitement

Question 14

Ferox

stylistic features.

Answer 14

Onomatopoeic, sounds like hissing

Question 15

tutisque procul clamoribus

stylistic features.

Answer 15

Transfered Epithet

Question 16

When the boar is being attacked by spears how does it respond?

Answer 16

The boar however fearlessly turns slowly in al directions

Question 17

What does the boar do as it is turning?

Answer 17

Grinding his teeth and shaking the spears from his back

Question 18

How is Mezentius like the boar?

Answer 18

No differently, of those to whom Mezentius is the cause of just anger

Question 19

Does anyone attack Mezentius?

Answer 19

There is no one with the courage to run at him with drawn sword

Question 20

How do the men attack Mezentius when they are scared?

Answer 20

But instead they challenge him from far off with their spears and wide spread shouting

Question 21

dentibus infrendens et tergo decuitit hastas

Answer 21

Onomatapoeic t sounds like spears

Lots of ens assonance sounds like growling

Question 22

non ulli est animus … vasto clamore

Answer 22

Contrast between bravery and cowardice