Key Grammar Constructs Noted in Class

Question 1

quis fallere possit amantem

possit is an example of what?

Answer 1

deliberate subjunctive: deliberate question with its verb in the subjunctive

quid facerem: what was I to do?

Question 2

dactylic hexameter

Answer 2

dactyl is a measure consisting of one long and two short syllables, the name dactyl comes from the Greek word for finger, since with its two joints a finger can be imagined as consisting of one longer and two shorter sections

-uu / -uu / -uu / -uu / -uu / –

Question 3

sponde

Answer 3

a measure consisting of two long syllables, can be substituted in for a short syllable:
_ _ _ instead of _ u u

Question 4

elision

Answer 4

when one word ends with vowel, and the following word begins with a vowel, the first vowel or diphthong is elided, ie, blended with the second
-the length of the resulting combination syllable will generally be whatever the length of the second syllable originally was

Question 5

enjambment

Answer 5

the continuation of a unit of thought beyond the end of one verse and into the first few feet of the next

Question 6

hendiadys

Answer 6

the expression of an idea by means of two nouns connected by a conjunction instead of by a noun and a modifying adjective, or by one noun modified by another

fortunam atque viam = fortunam viae

Question 7

hysteron proteron

Answer 7

the reversal of teh natural or logical order of ideas

Question 8

polysyndeton

Answer 8

an overabundance of conjunctions (like -que)

Question 9

synchysis

Answer 9

interlocking word order, many variations on teh pattern abAB exist

Question 10

does the final food of dactylic hexameter end with a dactyl?

Answer 10

no, its called an anceps, it can beither either

- - OR - u

Question 11

short syllable usually contains what?

Answer 11

a short quantity vowel, such as the nominative singular ending of the first declension

Question 12

a long syllable usually contains what?

Answer 12

a long quantity vowel, such as the ablative singular of teh first declension…usually marked with a long sign

Question 13

diphthong

Answer 13

when two vowels are pronounced together, such as the genetive singular of the first declension

nAUtAE
both are considered long under this rule

Question 14

a syllable is considered long when followed by what?

Answer 14

two consonants, whehter in the same word or beginning the subsequent word

Question 15

syllables are usually divided between what?

Answer 15

a vowel and a single consonant

ex: vi-rum and not vir-um

Question 16

when a vowel is followed by two consonants in teh same word, the division comes between what?

Answer 16

when a vowel is followed by two consonants in the same word, the division comes between the consonants
ex: ar-ma, not arm-a

Question 17

caesura

Answer 17

a brief halting during the reading of the line