APFIVE Aeneid Opening Line Scansion
Describe features of meter in Latin poetry.
What is the metrical pattern of the first foot in line 1 (Arma virumque canō)?
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
A
Spondee (long-long)
B
Dactyl (long-short-short)
C
Trochee (long-short)
D
Anapest (short-short-long)
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