APFIVE Vergilian Rhetorical Figures
Describe the use of repetition as a stylistic device in Latin texts.
In the storm passage (Aeneid 1.90-91), the use of repeated conjunctions (et and -que) in “Intonuere poli, et crebris micat ignibus aether, praesentemque viris intentant omnia mortem” demonstrates which aspect of Vergil’s style?
Intonuere poli, et crebris micat ignibus aether, praesentemque viris intentant omnia mortem.
A
Asyndeton that creates rapid, breathless description through omitted conjunctions
B
Hyperbaton that disrupts normal word order for poetic effect
C
Anaphora that emphasizes the beginning of successive clauses
D
Polysyndeton that creates a sense of overwhelming, relentless natural forces
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