The Aeneid Book 6: Metre 0.0 / 5 ? LatinVirgil Latin VerseA2/A-levelOCR Created by: 09iclegCreated on: 06-06-16 17:39 line 102 2 spondees, emph. calm down of Sibyl 1 of 22 line 106 5 spondees (2 elisions), emph. gloom of the underworld 2 of 22 line 283 spondaic, drawn out like "horrendum stridens" 3 of 22 line 290 5 dactyls, emph. how speedily A grabs sword 4 of 22 lines 313 + 314 spondaic, emph. pitiful reaction of souls who wish to board boat, slow pace represents how long been waiting 5 of 22 Line 330 5 spondees, emph. length of time before souls allowed to reach shores 6 of 22 line 390 4 spondees, emph, idea of sleep, static nature of sleep? 7 of 22 line 392 5 spondees emph. Charon's annoyance at having to accept Hercules onto his boat 8 of 22 line 409 5 spondees, emph. importance of fateful bough 9 of 22 line 410 spondaic, effort for Charon to turn round the boat 10 of 22 line 471 4 spondees, emph. Dido's immovable stance 11 of 22 line 801 spondaic, emph. amount of land covered 12 of 22 lines 857 5 spondees, emph. seriousness of event in which Marcellus saved the day 13 of 22 line 860 spondaic, introduces a sad and moving section 14 of 22 line 866 spondaic, emph. gloomy shade that literally surrounds then 15 of 22 lines 868, 867, 869 spondaic, emph. sadness Anchises feels over Marcellus early death 16 of 22 lines with 5 spondees 106, 330, 392, 409, 857 17 of 22 lines with 4 spondees 390, 471 18 of 22 lines with 5 dactyls 290 19 of 22 generally spondaic lines 283, 313- 314, 410, 801, 860, 866, 868- 869 20 of 22 lines 118-123 16 out of 24 spondees possible, emph. A's plea 21 of 22 line 792 3 spondees 22 of 22
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