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Vergilian Literary Devices and Dido's Conflict
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Which literary device does Vergil employ to emphasize the internal conflict between duty and passion within Dido?

A

Chiasmus, by mirroring sentence structure around a central theme.

B

Metonymy, by substituting aspects of Carthage with Dido’s emotions.

C

Anaphora, through the repetition of “non” at the beginning of successive clauses.

D

Synecdoche, using a part of something to represent the whole dilemma faced by Dido.

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