- In line 8, what is the case and case use of auspicio?
- what poetic device is present in lines 4 and 5?
- what poetic device is Ovid using in line 13?
- what is special about "sic ait" in line 17?
- why is viderem, line 20, in the subjunctive?
- what is the poetic device used in line 22?
- why is pati, line 25, in the infinitive?
- why is Orpheus using so many infinitives in line 25?
- vicit Amor. supera deus hic bene notus in ora est. Scan this line. Why is Orpheus talking like this?
- in line 30, why is silentia plural?
- In line 31, Ovid is recalling the myth of the Fates, weaving the tapestry of a person's life from birth to death. How does that relate to Orpheus' speech?
- what is the case and case use of generis, line 35?
- line 27, why is sit in the subjunctive?
- what poetic device is used in the purpose clause ne non temptaret?
- what is umbras referring to? line 12.