Virgil's Georgics: Lines 445-452 Notes Flashcards
How can you describe ‘confidentissime’?
Polysyllabic superlative adjective
What is the effect of the polysyllabic superlative adjective?
Instantly demeans Aristaeus
What reinforces the demean of Aristaeus?
The coupling of his categorisation as ‘iuvenum’
Where do you commonly find polysyllabic superlative adjectives?
Comedy
Name two metrical techniques on line 448?
Diaeresis and trochee
What is trochee?
An irregular foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable
What is diaeresis?
The splitting of one syllable into two
Which word has diaeresis?
‘Desine’
Which word is trochee?
‘Velle’
What is after the trochee on line 448?
A heavy pause
Where is there trochee on line 450?
‘Fatus’
What is after the trochee on line 450?
A sense pause
What type of effect is created in the interchanging conversation of this section?
Staccato
What case is ‘fatis’ in? So what does it translate as?
Dative so ‘for the fates’
What are the fates doing here?
Speaking through Proteus
‘Frendens’ here is the only example of it being used as a verb. What is the effect?
Adds to the imagery of Proteus’ oracular ecstasy
Why would we translate ‘adire’ as ‘invade’ rather than ‘go to’?
Proteus is angry
Give an enclitic word in this part of the passage
‘Quidve’
Where is there chiasmus?
‘Est te fallere quicquam’
What do we mean by ‘praecepta’?
Godly advice
What is bathos?
Anticlimax
Why is Proteus contorting himself and gnashing his teeth here?
He is going into a trance to prepare to give a prophecy
