Virgil's Georgics: Lines 485-493 Notes Flashcards
What is the effect of the dactylic movement at the start of this extract?
Indicates the triumphal advance towards the upper world
What is elliptical here?
The well known part of the myth where Orpheus makes an agreement with Proserpina and Pluto
What techniques are present on line 488?
Diction and word order. ‘Cum’ is in the wrong clause to emphasise action and chiastic phrasing of ‘subita’ and ‘incautum’
What technique is on line 489?
Alliteration of ‘sc’ sounds
What is the effect of the alliteration?
Spitting sound showing disdain
What shows the enormity of Orpheus’ error?
Climatic sentence with two crucial actions beginning and ending the sentence and suspense in between
Which word has a lot of emphasis?
‘Respexit’
How is ‘respexit’ emphasised?
Unusual heavy pause after fifth foot
Where is there a contrast?
Between the accent and ictus of ‘effusus labor’
What is the effect of the contrast?
To convey sense of disaster
What is Orpheus a paradigm of?
A man who not only controls nature, but the powers of the underworld had all his efforts destroyed by a momentary lapse caused by love
Who does Orpheus link to now and how?
Aristaeus and his momentary lapse and the participants of the agricultural Georgics
What is Avernus?
Another entrance to the underworld
What does the crash represent?
What has gone wrong
