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Flashcards by Camille Bailey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Camille Bailey
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| Question | Answer |
| Allegory | In Greek means saying one thing in terms of another. A poem, story or picture which can be perceived to conceal a hidden meaning. |
| Alliteration | A sequence of repeated consonant l sounds in a stretch of language. |
| Auctoritas | The Roman Virtue of authority. |
| Clemency | A Roman virtue. The quality of showing compassion, forgiveness or mercy. |
| Fides | Fidelity - how trustworthy, reliable, credible and faithful you are. |
| Discliplina | Disciplining yourself, having self-control and was key in the Roman army. |
| Divine machinery | A collective noun for gods and goddesses, so called from their plot devices or mechanisms. Juno's anger sets the plot in motion, Jupiter's intervention causes |
| Epic | A work of art on a grand scale, written in a grand style with heroic figures involved in a great enterprise. |
| Episode | A part of the poem that is self-contained and not strictly necessary for the main plot. |
| Epithet | The Greek word for adjective used to describe people, places and things. |
| Gravitas | Dignified self-control. |
| Georgic | A genre that treated Agricultural matters. Virgil's georgic comprise a poem in 4 books treating crops and animals. |
| Hyperbole | Greek meaning throwing too far. |
| Metaphor | One thing is described as being another thing. |
| Pastoral | Land used to keep/graze animals. Virgil wrote ten pastorals (eclogues) |
| Pathos | Moments in a work that evoke strong feelings of feelings of pity and sorrows. |
| Constantina | The Roman virtue of showing a brave face during adversity (self-control). |
| Piety (Pious) | The quality of being deeply religious. Piety is complex and highly valued and a part of Roman virtue. |
| Pietas | Piety - respect towards the gods. |
| Rhetoric | Greek for art of speaking. The art of speaking or writing effectively do as persuade an audience, often with the use of figurative language. |
| Simile | A comparison of likeness, a source of poetic imagery. These are often extended in Virgil. |
| Virtus | Associated with "manliness", to recognise good and evil, wise. |
| Stoic | A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. |
| Cultus | The Roman virtue of governing the performance of religious rituals. |
| Dignitas | Dignity, uphold a good reputation for honour and virtue. |
| Religio | Obligations between morals and goals - man and god (sacrifices/libations). |
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