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- ablative of comparison
- polysyndeton
- metonomy
- its enjambed
- purpose clause signaled by ut
- golden line
- complementary infinitive with posse
- He is trying to impress the gods with very fluffy language
- Long short short/ long // short short/ long short short/ long short short/ long short short/ long long. Orpheus is talking with many dactyls. The jerkiness of the dactylic rhythm help suggest Orpheus' initial hesitancy before asking the gods for his favor.
- poetic plural
- This can be interpreted in many ways. One interpretation could be that Orpheus believes that the death of his wife was not the will of the Gods. Her life was cut short before she could live out her prime years. Another interpretation could be that Orpheus concedes that every person's life is determined by the Gods, so he begs the Gods to change his wife's fate. There are multiple right answers.
- objective genitive
- indirect question
- litotes
- The underworld.