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Quiz — Storgy

TO PECTIUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What effect has love had on the speaker at the poem's opening?

Q02of 10

How much time has passed since the speaker's obsession with Inachia began to wane?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the speaker's self-reflection throughout the poem?

Q04of 10

What role does Bacchus (wine) play in the poem's structure?

Q05of 10

The image of the speaker being 'carried with a wandering foot to posts' and 'obdurate gates' most likely alludes to which poetic convention?

Q06of 10

What argument does the speaker voice against his wealthy rivals for Inachia's attention?

Q07of 10

Which literary technique is most evident in the speaker's grandiose resolve to abandon his rivals, followed immediately by his stumbling back to Inachia's door?

Q08of 10

What is the primary function of Pectius in this poem?

Q09of 10

The poem's final lines suggest that the speaker's cure for an old infatuation is:

Q10of 10

Which phrase from the poem most directly conveys the speaker's public embarrassment about his lovesick behavior?

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