AP Latin : AP Latin Language

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Latin

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Example Questions

Example Question #3 : Apostrophe

Aeneas miratus enim motusque tumultu
'dic,' ait, 'o virgo, quid vult concursus ad amnem?
quidve petunt animae? vel quo discrimine ripas
hae linquunt, illae remis vada livida verrunt?'              
olli sic breviter fata est longaeva sacerdos:                      5
'Anchisa generate, deum certissima proles,
Cocyti stagna alta vides Stygiamque paludem,
di cuius iurare timent et fallere numen.
haec omnis, quam cernis, inops inhumataque turba est . . .

"O virgo" (line 2) is an example of which of the following?

Possible Answers:

Apostrophe

Litotes

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Correct answer:

Apostrophe

Explanation:

With the words "o virgo," the speaker it speaking to someone who is not present. This is an example of apostrophe.

(Passage adapted from the Aeneid by Vergil, 6.317-325)

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