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A DITHYRAMBIC, OR DRINKING SONG..

by Horace.

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

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The poem opens with the speaker addressing 'posterity.' What is the most likely reason for this appeal?

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The repeated exclamation 'Evoe!' in the poem is best understood as

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The imagery of 'rivulets flowing with milk, and honeys distilling from the hollow trunks' primarily conveys

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When the speaker says 'my soul, replete with Bacchus, has a tumultuous joy,' the word 'replete' most nearly means

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The poem's structure shifts from a personal vision in the opening to a catalogue of Bacchus's powers. This structural movement most closely resembles

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The episode in which Bacchus repels the giant Rhoetus 'with the paws and horrible jaw of the lion-shape' serves primarily to

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The line 'Thou, reported to be better fitted for dances, and jokes and play, you were accounted insufficient for fight' is an example of

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Cerberus ('Orberus') licking Bacchus's 'feet and legs' at the poem's close most likely symbolizes

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The tone of the plea 'spare me, Bacchus; spare me, thou who art formidable' is best described as

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The allusion to 'Pentheus demolished with no light ruin' references a figure who was

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