Which Roman writer recorded history?

Tacitus

Which Roman author wrote odes?

Horace

“for rumor had got abroad that at the

moment when the city was in flames Nero

had mounted upon a stage in his own

house, and by way of likening modern

calamities to ancient, had sung the tale of

the sack of Troy”

Identify the title of the work of the preceding

passage.

“The Burning of Rome”

A complex songlike poem on a serious subject.

ode

Which Roman author wrote lyric poems?

Catullus

extreme exaggeration

hyperbole

“I hate and I love. And if you ask me how,

I do not know: I only feel it, and I’m torn in

two.”

Identify the author of the preceding

passage.

Catullus

Who authored the “Golden Mean”?

Horace

Translate into Latin: seize the day

carpe diem

“If hindrances obstruct thy way,

Thy Magnanimity display,

And let thy strength be seen;

But Oh! If fortune fill thy sail

With more than a propitious gale,

Take half thy canvas in.

Identify the title of the work of the preceding

passage.

“Golden Mean”

Who authored “Lesbia Says She’ld Rather Marry Me” and “If Ever Anyone

Anywhere”?

Catullus

Songlike poetry that expresses deep emotions and thoughts.

lyric poetry

Nero blames this group for the burning of Rome.

Christians

“I hate and I love” is an example of what literary element?

paradox

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

allusion

when one is prejudice; presenting only one side in a situation

bias

refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended; restrained

understatement

Medium in amount or intensity or quality.

moderation