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TO SEXTIUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What structural shift occurs at 'Pale death knocks at the cottages'?

Q02of 10

In the opening lines, engines hauling down 'the dry ships' most likely refers to which seasonal activity?

Q03of 10

What role does Vulcan play in the poem's imagery?

Q04of 10

The image of 'pale death' knocking 'with an impartial foot' is best described as an example of which poetic technique?

Q05of 10

What is the primary theme of the ode addressed to Sextius?

Q06of 10

Cytherean Venus leading 'the dance by moonlight' primarily serves to do what in the poem?

Q07of 10

The speaker instructs that one should sacrifice to Faunus 'whether he demand a lamb, or be more pleased with a kid.' What does this suggest about the speaker's tone toward religious observance?

Q08of 10

In the underworld passage, which specific pleasure does Horace say will be lost after death?

Q09of 10

The figure of Lycidas at the poem's close primarily functions as a symbol of what?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of 'To Sextius'?

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