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    This document summarizes various literary devices used in Latin poetry, including chiasmus, synchesis, anaphora, polysyndeton, and metonymy. It provides examples of each device drawn from Latin texts and requires identifying the devices in passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses and Virgil's Aeneid. Specifically, it asks the reader to determine whether lines from these works demonstrate chiasmus or synchesis patterns, identify uses of anaphora and polysyndeton, and explain examples of metonymy by providing the reference behind substituted words.

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    Literary devices - In Latin poetry, you will encounter various poetic devices.

    Here are some common devices used by Roman authors.

    1. Chiasmus - an ABBA pattern of words


    2. Synchesis - an ABAB pattern of words
    3. Anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis
    4. Polysyndeton - the use of conjunctions repeatedly in quick succession
    5. Metonymy - ​the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant

    Part 1. Chiasmus vs Synchesis & the placement of Latin words in a poetic line.

    In Roman poetry, there are various arrangements of words in the Latin lines. Two arrangements you should know are ​chiasmus (ABBA)​ and
    synchesis (ABAB)​.

    1. Read each Latin line and determine the pattern of the adjectives and nouns.
    2. Highlight the ABBA or ABAB pattern - notice that I color coded the first few for you!
    3. Decide if the Latin line has chiasmus or synchesis

    These lines are taken from Ovid's ​Metamorphoses​. Notice that I color coded for the first few to help you recognize patterns!

    Latin line with highlighting!! (you don’t have to use the same colors as Chiasmus (ABBA) or Synchesis (ABAB)?
    me)

    iamque super ​geminos ​crescente cacumine​ ​vultūs Chiasmus

    Orphea ​percussis ​sociantem ​carmina ​nervis​. Synchesis

    E quibus una ​leves ​jactato crine ​per ​auras​. Chiasmus

    Laesit Appollineas traiecta per ossa medullas Chiasmus

    Luctibus est Aurora suis intenta piasque Synchesis


    distuleratque graves in idonea tempora poenas Chiasmus

    mollia cinguntur tenui praecordia libro Synchesis

    These lines are taken from Vergil's ​Aeneid.​ How do the arrangement (word order) of the words relate to the translation of the line? Please look at
    how the Latin words are placed in the link. How does the Latin line illustrate “King Aeolus is in a huge cave”? How does the Latin line illustrate
    “the scattered sleet of Aeneas over the entire sea”?

    Aeoliam venit. Hic ​vasto​ ​rex Aeolus​ ​antro Using Chiasmus here illustrates how Aeolus is in a huge cave because
    Vergil places Aeolus between the words huge and cave to show how he
    She comes to Aeolia. Here, ​King Aeolus​ is​ ​in a huge cave​. is in the cave.

    Disiectam ​Aeneae, ​toto​ ​videt ​aequore​ ​classem​, Using synchesis displays the scattardness of Aeneas’ fleet of ships
    because they place the words for scattered and fleet far apart from one
    He sees the ​scattered​ ​fleet​ o​ f Aeneas ​over the entire sea​. another.

    Part 2. Anaphora vs Polysyndeton

    ● Anaphora = ​Repetition of a word for emphasis


    ○ Et ​si​ fata deum, ​si​ mens non laeva fuisset
    ● Polysyndeton ​= use of a lot of conjunctions
    ○ Domi​que​ Roma​que​ Ruri​que​ (And at the house, and in Rome, and in the country…)
    Nota bene - for it to be polysyndeton, there must be repetition of c​ onjunction​ - you will see a lot of Latin words meaning “and”

    Latin line(s) of poetry Anaphora or Polysyndeton?

    Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum Anaphora


    Te maestae volucres, Orpheu, te turba ferarum, Anaphora

    te rigidi silices, te carmina saepe secutae

    fleverunt silvae, positis te frondibus arbor

    tonsa comas luxit;

    atra favilla volat glomerataque corpus in unum Polysyndeton

    densetur faciemque capit sumitque calorem

    atque animam ex igni

    mille domos adiere locum requiemque petentes, anaphora

    mille domos clausere serae; tamen una recepit,

    arcuit omnipotens pariterque ipsosque nefasque Polysyndeton

    non sine candidā puellā Polysyndeton

    et vino et sale et omnibus cachinnis.

    Part 3. Metonymy

    Metonymy​: Find the word which references something else, then define what that reference is.

    The cups were full with ​Bacchus ​and the feast was ready! Bacchus = wine

    I sing of ​weapons ​and a man (this is the first line of the Aeneid!!) Weapons = war
    Vulcan sprouted out of Mt. Vesuvius Vulcan = lava

    The boy, Narcissus, refused Ceres as he stared at his reflection. Ceres = food

    Despite the truce, the threat of Mars remains intense. Mars = war

    I fear that Pluto is coming for me. Pluto = death

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