Stage 47 Test Study Sheet

 Vocabulary  Class Notes  Stories: comprehension, translation, grammar, literary devices  Scansion (basic rules, be able to scan lines from The Storm)

Sample Questions:

I. Aeneas Sees Carthage a. literary device in line 1? alliteration b. 4 direct objects in the first sentence? molem, portas, strepitum, strata c. Subject of the verb instant (line 3)? Tyrii d. What role do the infinitives play in lines 3-5? historical infinitives e. Translate the word hīc in line 6 (correction: line 7). Here f. Literary device in line 6 (correction: line 7)? anaphora (repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive phrases) g. What kind of nominative is decora (line 9)? predicate nominative (columns = decorations) h. Case of quorum (line 10)? genitive plural i. Literary device in line 10?

II. Dido’s Passion a. Vergil’s comparison is of Dido to a deer and Aeneas to a shepherd who has shot her b. This comparison is called: epic simile c. Case of quam (line 3)? Antecedent of quam? accusative singular; cerva d. incautam (line 3) modifies? cerva e. case of telīs (line 4)? ablative plural f. nescius (line 5) modifies? pastor g. illa (line 5) refers to? cerva / Dido h. Subject of the verb haeret (line 6)? harundo

III. The Storm a. Literary device in line 1? onomatopoeia; alliteration b. miscerī is what type of verb (line 1)? present passive infinitive c. Subject of the verb insequitur (line 2)? nimbus d. commixta (line 2) modifies? grandine e. diversa (line 4) modifies? tecta f. case of montibus (line 5) is determined by? de (preposition: takes the ablative case) g. real form of petiere (line 5)? petiverunt (syncope, x 2!) h. Line 6: word order device? chiasmus (ABBA) i. ulularunt (line 9) – literary device? onomatopoeia

IV. Mercury’s Message a. uxorius (line 2) describes: Aeneas / tu b. oblite (line 3) takes what case? genitive (forgetful of…) c. case of tibi (line 4)? dative d. subject of demittit (line 4)? regnator e. case of qui (line 5)? antecedent? nominative; regnator f. word order device in line 6? synchesis / interlocked word order (ABAB)

V. Aeneas’ Excuse a. case of umentibus umbris (line 1)? ablative b. subject of sentence 1? imago c. case of quem (line 5)? antecedent? accusative ; puer Ascanius d. Missus (line 6) is what type of participle? PPP (perfect passive participle; having been sent) e. ipso (line 6) refers to? Iove f. celeris (line 7) modifies? auras (celeris = celeres) g. intrantem (line 9) is what type of participle? present active h. desine (line 10) is what type of verb? imperative i. case of querelis (line 10)? ablative

VI. Dido’s Curse: Know the translation!

VII. Dido’s Suicide a. accipite and exsolvite (line 2) are what kind of verbs? imperatives b. quem (line 3) modifies (should read: refers to): cursum c. sub terras (line 4) is a euphemism for: Hades / The Underworld d. Line 6 refers to what events in Dido’s life? Her husband’s death at the hands of her brother and Dido’s subsequently leaving Tyre and taking the treasure with her! e. What’s the difference between moriemur (line 9) and moriamur (line 10)? moriemur = future (A&E, 4&3); moriamur = subjunctive (we steal all diamonds) f. hauriat (line 11) and ferat (line 12) are what kind of subjunctive? hortatory – let him drink in… and let him carry…