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TO LIGURINUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the primary speaker addressing in this poem?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'preferable to the blossom of the damask rose' is best understood as what type of figurative language?

Q04of 10

What structural device does Horace use to dramatize Ligurinus's future regret?

Q05of 10

What physical change does Horace predict will come upon Ligurinus's hair?

Q06of 10

The 'looking glass' image near the poem's end primarily serves to illustrate which theme?

Q07of 10

What does Ligurinus's imagined future lament — 'why do not my cheeks return' — suggest about his present attitude?

Q08of 10

The opening epithet 'cruel still, and potent in the endowments of beauty' establishes the speaker's attitude as which of the following?

Q09of 10

The poem's argument most closely follows which logical structure?

Q10of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in the line 'shall turn into a wrinkled face'?

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