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AGAINST CASSIUS SEVERUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary purpose of Horace's address to Cassius Severus in this poem?

Q02of 10

Which structural feature best describes the poem's overall form?

Q03of 10

Horace compares himself to 'a Molossian, or tawny Laconian dog.' What does this imagery primarily convey?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'empty yelpings' is used to describe Cassius Severus's attacks. What tone does this choice of language establish?

Q05of 10

Who is 'him that was rejected as a son-in-law by the perfidious Lycambes'?

Q06of 10

What does Horace mean when he says he will 'exert my ready horns uplift'?

Q07of 10

What is the thematic significance of the question 'shall I, without revenge, blubber like a boy?'

Q08of 10

What role do the classical allusions to Lycambes and Bupalus serve in the poem?

Q09of 10

According to the poem, what is Cassius Severus's specific failing as an opponent?

Q10of 10

The image of driving 'through the deep snows every brute that shall go before me' primarily contributes to which aspect of the poem?

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