APFIVE Rhetorical Effect Of Repetition In Pliny
Describe how Latin verbs and verbals function in context and contribute to the meaning of the text.
What narrative effect does Pliny achieve through the repeated use of ‘vocibus’ with different verbs?
Audires ululatus feminarum, infantum quiritatus, clamores virorum; alii parentes alii liberos alii coniuges vocibus requirebant, vocibus noscitabant.
A
Creates a formal rhetorical balance between the two clauses for aesthetic effect
B
Indicates that people were using their voices instead of their hands to search
C
Distinguishes between the types of sounds made by different age groups
D
Emphasizes the chaos by showing how voices serve multiple desperate functions simultaneously
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