avunaclus meus by pliny

Question 1

quoque

Answer 1

• choice of word
• means also,
• shows that vespasian and pliny the elder both are hard working

Question 2

saepe

Answer 2

• choice of word
• means often
• shows how this was a habitual routine that his uncle would do

Question 3

veterum

Answer 3

• choice of word
• means custom
• empjasies traditional
• normally would be adjective that means old

Question 4

levis et facillius erat

Answer 4

• choice of word
• means means was light and easy
• emphasies how this was not excessive,
• pliny was restrained and disciplined
• followed good roman morals

Question 5

mox

Answer 5

• choice of word
• means soon
• emphasies plingy is back studying because he loves it

Question 6

quidem cursim

Answer 6

• choice pf wprds
• means hastily indeed
• adverb emphasies how pliny is always maximising his studying time

Question 7

nam

Answer 7

infront of the word nam is parenthesis is used fo extradetaiol

Question 8

qui

Answer 8

• before the word qui is paranthesis
• shows pliny is traditional
• fits with his character and admires routien

Question 9

noctibus

Answer 9

• means nights
• shows vespasina even held concil meetings at dawn, - - - working at night is an admiral quality that pliny shares with the emperor

Question 10

officium

Answer 10

• means duty
• , shows that his job was to command the fleet at maecina, partly cone from rom

Question 11

“legebatur, adnotabat excerpebatque

Answer 11

• means a book would be read, he would amek notes and take extracts from it.
• tricolon of study activities,
• emph studying whole he’s resting

Question 12

non

Answer 12

• means not,
• emph he took extracts and read all literature,
• double negative,
• shows how studies and hard working he is

Question 13

nullum

Answer 13

• means no
• use of negatvives to show there us use in all books, therefore intellectual
• emphasies how incredibly studious he was

Question 14

minimum

Answer 14

• means long time,
• emphasies his focus is study and is only essential sleep

Question 15

fremitum

Answer 15

1, means noise
2. can mean rushing
3. emphasies the noise of the city

Question 16

solem

Answer 16

1.means only
2. emphasies the rest of his time was dedicated to studying

Question 17

omne

Answer 17

means all,emphasies that all time not studying is wasted.

Question 18

eriperet

Answer 18

means snarch, would feel robbed by weather, if he could not study

Question 19

correptum

Answer 19

means reproached, told off by uncle, expect something bad or worhty of being told off

Question 20

balinei tempus

Answer 20

means bath time shows that this is a ncessary tie to spend away from studies to keep clean

Question 21

perdere

Answer 21

means waisted, anytime not studying is wasted, emphasies love for studying

Question 22

cum dico… dicobat

Answer 22

means when i say… dicatate,paranthesis adds extra detail, clarification on his divotion to his studies

Question 23

interiorbus

Answer 23

means the innerrooms, he did not stidy but he would when he was being scarped and wiped . this also shows how pliny has his oown baths and therefore shows his welath

Question 24

“destringitur” and “terigturque”

Answer 24

means scraped and wiped down, verbs shows he will use any time he can for his studies, emphasies he much he loves studying

Question 25

itinere

Answer 25

means journey,even studies when travelling

Question 26

uni

Answer 26

means one, this allows him to study as one of the only things he can do

Question 27

ad latus notarius

Answer 27

not only stuydingg but having notes taken

Question 28

"manus hieme manicis muniebantur”

Answer 28

means protected by gloves in the winter, emphasies cold of winter

Question 29

ne quidem

Answer 29

emphasies nothing can stop him from studying

Question 30

quoque

Answer 30

means also, in additon to study while travellingl gets carried in a chair, emphasies love of studies