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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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