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TO ALBIUS TIBULLUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary reason Horace tells Albius Tibullus he should not grieve excessively?

Q02of 10

Which literary form does Horace reference when he tells Tibullus not to 'chant your mournful elegies'?

Q03of 10

The simile 'she-goats shall sooner be united to the Apulian wolves' is used to convey what idea?

Q04of 10

What physical detail does Horace use to describe Lycoris?

Q05of 10

In the chain of unrequited desire described—Albius loves Glycera, Lycoris loves Cyrus, and Cyrus loves Pholoe—what structural technique is Horace employing?

Q06of 10

How does Horace characterize his own romantic experience at the end of the poem?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'brazen yokes' used to describe Venus's power is an example of which poetic technique?

Q08of 10

What is the overall tone of Horace's address to Tibullus in this poem?

Q09of 10

When Horace describes Myrtale as 'more untractable than the Adriatic Sea that forms the Calabrian gulfs,' he is using which rhetorical device?

Q10of 10

What does the word 'slave-born' applied to Myrtale most likely signal in the context of the poem?

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