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A DITHYRAMBIC..

by Horace.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

The speaker opens by addressing which deity as the source of his poetic frenzy?

Q02of 10

The speaker declares he will enroll illustrious Caesar 'among the stars and the council of' which god?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker promise regarding the content of his song — 'nothing little, nothing low, nothing' what?

Q04of 10

The Bacchanal in the poem is described as casting her eyes upon Hebrus, Thrace, and Rhodope. What is the primary purpose of this imagery?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'something extraordinary, new, hitherto unsung by any other voice' is best understood as an expression of which poetic concept?

Q06of 10

What structural feature most clearly identifies this poem as a dithyramb?

Q07of 10

When the speaker asks 'Into what groves, into what recesses am I driven,' the repeated question structure is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q08of 10

The speaker describes Bacchus as one 'who binds his temples with the verdant vine-leaf.' This detail functions primarily as a?

Q09of 10

The tone of the speaker throughout the poem can best be described as?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, Bacchus is described as 'lord of the Naiads' and the Bacchanalian women who are able to do what with their hands?

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