Poetry Devices and Their Definitions Lesson 1

Metonymy - a name or figure of speech that represents something else that is associated with it in some way/shape/form.

Transferred epithet - a metaphorical figure of speech in which an adjective or other modifier is applied to something other than what it literally refers to.

Anastrophe - a figure of speech in which words are rearranged into a strange or unusual order to emphasize something.

Anaphora - A word (usually the first word) of a sentence is repeated, but not necessary, for emphasis and literary structure.

Ganymede

In the first lesson of Book one, there is a list of reasons why Juno is angry. One of them is the stolen or plundered honors of Ganymede. I was unfamiliar with this story, so I looked it up:

Ganymede was a shepherd who caught Zeus' eye. Zeus either came down as an eagle or sent an eagle to bring Ganymede to Mt. Olympus to become a cup bearer. Ganymede's father was King of Troy and was very sad when he found out that his son had disappeared; Zeus sent two horses to him. Hermes was also sent to assure Ganymede's father that he (Ganymede) would become immortal. Heracles later obtained the horses after defeating Poseidon's sea monster. Hera later found out about Zeus and Ganymede, so Zeus sent Ganymede into the stars and he became the constellation Aquarius.

Here is a picture of the constellation:

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Lesson 1: Book 1: Lines 1-33

Vergil: An Introduction

The reliability of the texts from which Vergil's life is put together is questionable, as most come from texts of "reflective imagination" (Boyd, xiii). He was born Oct, 15 70 BCE around Mantua and traveled his way to Rome. Vergil was a known writer in the highest of social circles and academic circles. He died on Sept. 21 19 BCE in Brundisium and was buried at Naples (Boyd, xiv). The epitaph written oh his grave provided information that added to his biography. It reads: "Mantua gave birth to me, the Calabrians stole me away, Parthenope now holds me; I sing of pastures, plowlands and leaders."  Vergil's work was realized as important immediately. He became instantly successful and his work became part of the educational curriculum. He was well-known and therefore, there were a few biographies written about him, one of the most famous being from Aelius Donatus, which is thought to be based on another biography from Suetonius (Stok, 112).


References:
Stok, Fabio. "The Life of Vergil Before Donatus: A Companion to Vergil's Aeneid and Its Tradition." Wiley:. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2013.

Weiden Boyd, Barbara. "Vergil's Aeneid: Selected Readings from Books 1, 2, 4 and 6." Bolchazy-Carducci: Illinois. 2012.

AP Latin Required Syllabus

Required Syllabus for the AP 2012-2013 school year

Required Readings in Latin Vergil, Aeneid
Book 1: Lines 1–209, 418–440, 494–578
Book 2: Lines 40–56, 201–249, 268–297, 559–620 Book 4: Lines 160–218, 259–361, 659–705
Book 6: Lines 295–332, 384–425, 450–476, 847–899

Caesar, Gallic War
Book 1: Chapters 1–7
Book 4: Chapters 24–35 and the first sentence of Chapter 36 (Eodem die legati ... venerunt.)
Book 5: Chapters 24–48 Book 6: Chapters 13–20

Required Readings in English 

Vergil, Aeneid
Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12

Caesar, Gallic War 
Books 1, 6, 7

Reference: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/AP_LatinCED_Effective_Fall_2012_lkd.pdf