Latin Poetry Literary Devices & Scansion

the part suggest the whole (roof for house)

an absence of connectives between words or phrases to create a "rapid-fire" effect

a syllable that is not pronounced, but is joined with the next syllable as if it doesn't exist

Step 1 when scanning a verse of poetry is to

repetition of the same word(s) for emphasis

particular word order forming a pattern of ABAB

a metrical foot  with a long syllable followed by 2 short syllables (-uu)

the contraction of certain word forms (divum for divorum) (amavunt for amaverunt)

a grouping of 3 nouns, clauses or phrases

What two consonants "make positions" by themselves?

two negatives that make a vague positive

a vowel followed by 2 consonants is 

a metrical foot made up of 2 long syllables (--)

Particular word order forming an ABBA arrangement

The 5th metrical foot in a verse of poetry is almost always a

A comparison using "like" or "as" (velut, similis)

excessive use of connectives (et ... et ... et ... et)

the omission of a word easily understood from context - often a form of "esse"

Which of these consonants is NOT a "stop" consonant?

Which of these words has an "i" that is NOT functioning as a consonant?

delay of a final word/phrase to the beginning of the next line for emphasis or suspense

The word "dactyl" comes from the Greek meaning

There are ___ metrical feet in a verse of Dactylic Hexameter

How many elisions?  ire iterum in lacrimas iterum temptare precando

repetition of the same letter or sound