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TO GROSPHUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What structural form does 'To Grosphus' take?

Q02of 10

In the opening lines, sailors caught in a storm on the Aegean pray above all for which of the following?

Q03of 10

The image of 'cares that hover about splendid ceilings' is best described as an example of which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

What does the 'old-fashioned family salt-cellar on his frugal board' primarily symbolize in the poem?

Q05of 10

Which mythological figures does Horace contrast to illustrate that no life escapes fate's limits?

Q06of 10

The rhetorical question 'Whoever, by becoming an exile from his country, escaped likewise from himself?' advances which central theme?

Q07of 10

Horace describes 'consuming care' boarding 'brazen-beaked ships' and outrunning stags and the east wind. The primary effect of these images is to show that anxiety is:

Q08of 10

What is the tone of the poem's closing lines, where Horace contrasts Grosphus's flocks and purple dye with his own 'small country estate'?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'the slight inspiration of the Grecian muse' most likely alludes to which aspect of Horace's identity as a poet?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, which of the following cannot remove 'the wretched tumults of the mind'?

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