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TO AGRIPPA..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What form or genre does Horace explicitly refuse to write in this poem?

Q02of 10

Who does Horace nominate as the poet fit to describe Agrippa's military greatness?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'Maeonian verse' is an allusion to which ancient literary tradition?

Q04of 10

Which two forces does Horace cite as preventing him from writing praise of Caesar and Agrippa?

Q05of 10

What is the primary theme of this poem?

Q06of 10

What image does Horace use to describe Mars in the poem?

Q07of 10

The reference to 'the destructive wrath of inexorable Achilles' most directly alludes to which work?

Q08of 10

What tone best characterizes the final two lines, describing 'battles of maids desperate against young fellows—with pared nails'?

Q09of 10

What poetic technique is this poem as a whole an example of, in which a poet declines to write about grand subjects?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what subjects does Horace say he actually writes about?

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