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