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TO PYRRHA..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What is the central metaphor that structures the speaker's warning about Pyrrha?

Q02of 10

The young man described in the opening is characterized primarily by his:

Q03of 10

The phrase 'altered gods' most likely refers to:

Q04of 10

What does the speaker's votive tablet dedicated to Neptune signify?

Q05of 10

Pyrrha's hair is described as bound 'plain in your neatness.' What does this detail convey about her?

Q06of 10

The setting of 'beneath the pleasant grot, amid a profusion of roses' functions primarily to:

Q07of 10

Which best describes the poem's tone toward the young man caressing Pyrrha?

Q08of 10

The poem is addressed directly to Pyrrha rather than to the young man. What is the primary effect of this choice of addressee?

Q09of 10

The poem belongs to the Odes of Horace and is written in a compressed lyric form. Which structural feature is most evident even in this prose translation?

Q10of 10

What does the speaker most directly claim about himself in the poem's conclusion?

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