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TO A YOUNG LADY HORACE HAD OFFENDED..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker ask the young lady to do with his offensive iambics?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of this poem?

Q03of 10

The comparison of anger to Cybele, Apollo, Bacchus, and the Corybantes primarily serves to convey that anger is

Q04of 10

What does the myth of Prometheus adding animal ingredients to clay illustrate in this poem?

Q05of 10

The reference to Thyestes serves as which type of literary device?

Q06of 10

What shift in the speaker's personal history does he confess in the poem?

Q07of 10

The tone of the poem's concluding lines — 'Compose your mind…restore me your affections' — can best be described as

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The phrase 'swift-footed iambics' most likely refers to

Q09of 10

Which image in the poem most directly conveys the total devastation that anger can cause to civilizations?

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The opening line — 'O daughter, more charming than your charming mother' — functions primarily to

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