Aeneid Opening Line Scansion
Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs
Ītaliam, fātō profugus, Lāvīniaque vēnit
lītora, multum ille et terrīs iactātus et altō
vī superum saevae memorem Iūnōnis ob īram…
What is the metrical pattern of the first foot of the first line?
A
Trochee (long-short)
B
Spondee (long-long)
C
Anapest (short-short-long)
D
Dactyl (long-short-short)
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