APFIVE Spondaic Line in the Aeneid
Describe features of meter in Latin poetry.
What metrical effect does Vergil achieve through the line ending ‘respondet curis aequatque Sychaeus amorem’?
tandem corripuit sese, atque inimica refugit in nemus umbriferum, coniunx ubi pristinus illi respondet curis aequatque Sychaeus amorem
A
The final foot creates a spondaic cadence that produces strong closure emphasizing the permanence of love
B
The fifth foot contains an unexpected dactyl that disrupts the line’s rhythm
C
Dactylic rhythm accelerates toward the line end showing Dido’s eager reunion
D
Weak caesura creates enjambment that continues the thought into the next line
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