Transcript Slide 1

Which Roman writer recorded history?
Tacitus
Which Roman author wrote odes?
Horace
“for rumor had got abroad that at the
moment when the city was in flames Nero
had mounted upon a stage in his own
house, and by way of likening modern
calamities to ancient, had sung the tale of
the sack of Troy”
Identify the title of the work of the preceding
passage.
“The Burning of Rome”
A complex songlike poem on a serious
subject.
ode
Which Roman author wrote lyric poems?
Catullus
extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
“I hate and I love. And if you ask me how,
I do not know: I only feel it, and I’m torn in
two.”
Identify the author of the preceding
passage.
Catullus
Who authored the “Golden Mean”?
Horace
Translate into Latin: seize the day
carpe diem
“If hindrances obstruct thy way,
Thy Magnanimity display,
And let thy strength be seen;
But Oh! If fortune fill thy sail
With more than a propitious gale,
Take half thy canvas in.
Identify the title of the work of the preceding
passage.
“Golden Mean”
Who authored “Lesbia Says She’ld Rather
Marry Me” and “If Ever Anyone
Anywhere”?
Catullus
Songlike poetry that expresses deep
emotions and thoughts.
lyric poetry
Nero blames this group for the burning of
Rome.
Christians
“I hate and I love” is an example of what
literary element?
paradox
a reference to a well-known person, place,
event, literary work, or work of art
allusion
when one is prejudice; presenting only one
side in a situation
bias
refers to a figure of speech that says less
than is intended; restrained
understatement
Medium in amount or intensity or quality.
moderation