{"id":259,"date":"2016-09-12T14:54:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2016-11-13T16:38:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T21:38:38","slug":"tibullus-2-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/tibullus-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibullus 2.4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Return of Tibullus to Delia (1868) Dante Gabriel Rossetti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hic mihi seruitium uideo dominamque <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What verb do we need to supply here?\u00a0<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
esse<\/em> (verb “to be”)<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What does the combination of a perfect participle passive with the verb “to be” produce?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Perfect Infinitive Passive<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Why would an infinitive be present here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Accusative and Infinitive construction in Indirect Statement<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>:<\/p>\n

iam <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case do we have in mihi<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Dative<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of Dative is this?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ethic Dative. This special case of the Dative of Reference is limited to personal pronouns and shows a certain interest felt by the person indicated.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>, libertas illa paterna, uale.<\/p>\n

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Chained Prometheus (1642-1650) Jacques de l’Ange\u00a0 Within the first three lines of Tibullus’ poem, the theme of servitium amoris<\/em>, the slavery of love is introduced, and\u00a0the imagery is sustained by words such as vincla,\u00a0<\/em>domina<\/em>, and catenis<\/em>.\u00a0<\/div>\u00a0sed triste datur, teneorque <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What cases are possible here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative or Dative plural<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Which one best fits the context?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative plural<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What kind of Ablative is it?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of Instrument<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>,<\/p>\n

et numquam misero uincla remittit <\/a>

While this poem focuses on the relationship between Nemesis and the poet, and his inability to reach her even with the most compelling of verses, Tibullus here, and later in the poem as well, blames the gods of love, Venus, and her son, Love personified, for Nemesis’ total dominion over him. <\/div>,<\/p>\n

et seu quid merui seu nil peccauimus, urit.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n

uror, io, remoue, saeua puella, faces.<\/p>\n

o ego <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
From what verb does possim<\/em> come?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
possum posse potui<\/em>\u00a0<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have in possim<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
1st person singular present subjunctive active<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What construction be we have here? (Hint: take note of negation with ne<\/em>)<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Negative purpose clause.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> tales sentire dolores,<\/p>\n

quam <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
From what verb does mallem<\/em> come?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
malo malle malui<\/em>\u00a0<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
So, what form do we have in mallem<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
1st person singular imperfect subjunctive active<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Why is it subjunctive?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Optative Subjunctive (i.e. expressing a wish).<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/a>
The imagery around Tibullus’ desires, much the same as his depiction of love as bondage, is beautiful and pointed. Gustave Courbet (1870) The Waterspout <\/div> esse lapis,<\/p>\n

stare uel insanis cautes obnoxia <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have in ventis<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Dative masculine plural from ventus venti<\/em> M<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
How can we explain the dative here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Dative after compound verb obnoxia<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Are there any other words in the line that agree with ventis<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Yes, insanis<\/em><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>,<\/p>\n

naufraga <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What gender, number, and case is quam<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Feminine singular accusative<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What construction is quam<\/em> introducing here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Relative clause<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What is the antecedent of quam<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
cautes<\/em><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> uasti <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
From what verb does tunderet<\/em> come?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
tundo tundere tutudi tunsum\/tusum<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
So, what form do we have in tunderet<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
3rd person singular imperfect subjunctive active<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Why is it subjunctive?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Attraction of Mood (i.e. imitating the mood of mallem<\/em>).<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> unda maris!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

nunc et amara dies et noctis amarior umbra est:<\/p>\n

omnia nam tristi tempora felle madent.<\/p>\n

\"Pauline<\/a>
Pauline as Daphne Fleeing Apollo (1810) Robert Lefevre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

nec prosunt elegi nec carminis auctor <\/a>

As the god of the arts, who is often depicted singing with his lyre, Apollo is an appropriate foil for a poet. We may also remember that Apollo sometimes failed to “get the girl.” <\/div>:<\/p>\n

illa <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What word does cava<\/em> agree with?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
manu<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form, then, do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative singular feminine<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What kind of ablative?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of means<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> pretium flagitat usque manu.<\/p>\n

ite procul, Musae, si non prodestis amanti:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15<\/p>\n

non ego uos, ut <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
\u00a0What form of the verb to be is this?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
3rd plural present active\u00a0subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Why would we have a subjunctive here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Following ut<\/em> in a purpose clause<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Does sint\u00a0<\/em>accompany any other words in the line?\u00a0<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
canenda<\/em>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> bella <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What verb does canenda\u00a0<\/em>come from?\u00a0<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
cano canere cani canitus<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form, then, do we see here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Future passive participle in a passive periphrastic with sint<\/em>\u00a0<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What is another term used to define a future passive participle?\u00a0<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
gerundive \u00a0<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>, colo,<\/p>\n

nec refero Solisque uias et qualis, ubi orbem<\/p>\n

compleuit, <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What verb does versis<\/em> come from?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
verto vertere verti versus<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative plural perfect participle passive<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What construction do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Ablative Absolute<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> Luna recurrit equis.<\/p>\n

ad dominam faciles aditus per carmina quaero:<\/p>\n

ite procul, Musae, si nihil ista ualent.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/p>\n

at mihi per caedem et facinus sunt dona <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form of paro parare paravi paratus<\/em> is this?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Gerundive (a.k.a. Future passive participle)<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What construction is formed when a gerundive is paired with a form of the verb “to be”?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Passive periphrastic<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What sense does the passive periphrastic convey?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Purpose or necessity<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>,<\/p>\n

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we see in iaceam<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
1st person present active subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What construction is formed with ne<\/em> + subjunctive?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
Negative purpose clause<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/a>
Here, clausam domum<\/em> touches upon the Greek motif of \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd (paraclausithyron). Literally, a combination of the verb \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03c5\u03c9 meaning “to cry beside” and \u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd meaning “door”, it describes the kind of poem sung by a lover barred from his beloved’s home.<\/div> flebilis ante domum:<\/p>\n

aut rapiam suspensa sacris insignia fanis:<\/p>\n

sed <\/a>

Here, the reference to Venus more likely stands as a representation of her shrine than a reference to the goddess, herself. Within that context, we can then understand the anger as a response to the plundering of the temple that has by extension violated Venus.<\/div> ante alios est <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have here in violanda<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Nominative singular feminine gerundive (a.k.a. future passive participle)<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What construction does violanda<\/em> form with est<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Passive periphrastic<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
\u00a0What does a passive periphrastic usually express?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Obligation or necessity: “should\/ought to be ____” or “must”<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/a>
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Prompt<\/a><\/div>
1: What case is mihi<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Dative<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Why do we have a dative here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Dative of agent is the norm after a gerundive. Poetry also permits a dative of agent after a passive verb.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>.<\/p>\n
\"I'm<\/a>
I’m Half-Sick of Shadows (1868-1947) Sidney Harold Meteyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

illa malum facinus suadet dominamque rapacem\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25<\/p>\n

dat mihi: sacrilegas <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have in sentiat<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular present active subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What are the principal parts, and to what conjugation does the verb belong?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
4th conjugation: sentio sentire sensi sensus<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What kind of subjunctive do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Jussive Subjunctive<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> illa manus.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

o <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
From what verb does pereat<\/em> come?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
pereo perire perivi peritum<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form of the verb is this?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular present active subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Why would we have a subjunctive in this instance?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Jussive subjunctive<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have in quicumque<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Nominative masculine singular<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What its antecedent?<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
The antecedent of quicumque<\/em> is contained in <\/em>pareat<\/em>.<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What construction do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Relative clause of characteristic.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/em><\/div> legit uiridesque smaragdos<\/p>\n

et niueam <\/a>

In the ancient world, Purple was used to denote distinction and honor but was also associated with luxury because producing purple dye was a laborious and expensive process. Purple dye was made using a particular sea snail abundant in the region of Tyre, thus the color was deemed ‘Tyrian purple.’ Dolce Far Niente (1906) John William Godward <\/div> tingit ouem.<\/p>\n

addit auaritiae causas et <\/a>

Coan silk, rather than silk in general, was not only a mark of luxury but also was an accepted way by which to sensualize both poetry and paintings. As pictured here, Coan silk was particularly popular material due to its transparent nature. Athenais (1908) John William Godward <\/div> puellis<\/p>\n

uestis et e Rubro lucida concha mari.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30<\/p>\n

haec fecere malas: hinc clauim ianua sensit<\/p>\n

et coepit custos liminis esse canis.<\/p>\n

sed pretium si grande <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
Feras<\/em> takes what form here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
That’s right, another subjunctive! 2nd singular present active<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
How is the subjunctive functioning here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Present subjunctive in a CTF (contrary to fact) OR future-less-vivid conditional<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>, custodia <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we see here in victa est<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular Perfect indicative passive<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Why do we have indicative here? Shouldn’t it be subjunctive as part of the contrary to fact conditional indicated by feras<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
By switching to an indicative in the apodosis of the conditional sentence, Tibullus emphasizes the certainty of the positive outcome if he brings gifts.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div><\/p>\n

nec prohibent claues et canis ipse tacet.<\/p>\n

heu quicumque dedit formam caelestis auarae,\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 35<\/p>\n

quale bonum multis attulit ille malis!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Crystal Ball (1902) John William Waterhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

hinc fletus rixaeque sonant, haec denique causa<\/p>\n

fecit ut infamis nunc deus <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
From which verb does erret<\/em> come?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
erro errare erravi erratus<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form do we see here?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular present active subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What construction do we see?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
Result clause following fecit ut<\/em><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\u00a0Amor<\/p>\n

at <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case of tu<\/em> do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Dative singular.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of dative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
There are a couple of possibilities: dative of disadvantage (after\u00a0eripiant<\/em>), AND\/OR dative of agent with the perfect participle passive partas.<\/em><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>, quae <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What are the forms here of pretium pretii<\/em> N?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative or Dative singular<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Which case is more likely?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What constructions could explain why we have ablative here? Answer 3:: Ablative of cause or instrument<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> uictos excludis amantes,<\/p>\n

eripiant partas uentus et ignis opes:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 40<\/p>\n

quin tua tunc iuuenes spectent incendia laeti,<\/p>\n

nec quisquam flammae sedulus <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What conjugation does addo addere addidi additus<\/em> belong to?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
3rd conjugation<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
We have another subjunctive; how is it being used here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
It is another jussive subjunctive, like eripiant<\/em> in the previous line.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> aquam.<\/p>\n

seu ueniet tibi mors, nec erit qui <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What verb do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
lugeo lugere luxi luctus<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form of lugeo<\/em> is this?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Present active subjunctive 3rd singular<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
How is the subjunctive functioning here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Relative clause of result or attendant circumstance.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> ullus<\/p>\n

nec qui det maestas munus in exsequias.<\/p>\n

at bona <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What the possible forms of quae<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Nominative feminine singular\/plural or Neuter plural nominative\/accusative<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form is most likely given that bona<\/em> is in nominative?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Nominative singular feminine of relative pronoun<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
How can we resolve the presence of two nominatives in this line?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
bona<\/em> is the predicative nominative of quae<\/em><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> nec auara fuit, centum licet <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form of annus, anni<\/em> M do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Accusative plural masculine<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Does any other word in the line go with annos<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
centum<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What construction do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Accusative of duration of time<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 45<\/p>\n

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form(s) could we have in vixerit<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular future perfect indicative active OR perfect subjunctive active of vivo, vivere, vixi, victum.<\/div>
<\/em>Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Could any word in the clause point us to the right choice?\u00a0<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Licet<\/em> (although) takes the Present or Perfect Subjunctive.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>, ardentem flebitur ante rogum:<\/p>\n

atque aliquis senior ueteres ueneratus amores<\/p>\n

annua constructo serta dabit tumulo<\/p>\n

et ‘bene’ discedens dicet ‘placideque <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What verb do we have here?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
quiesco quiescere quievi quietus<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What form of the verb is this?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
2nd singular present active subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Why would we have a subjunctive verb here?<\/div>
Answer<\/a><\/div>
Jussive subjunctive<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>,<\/p>\n

terraque <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What are the two most likely forms here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Gen.sg.f. or Dat.sg.f.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Which of the two is more likely?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Dative singular feminine is most likely here as the common form of this phrase has been: sit tibi terra levis<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What kind of dative(s) could we have here?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Dative of possession OR dative of judging OR ethic dative<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> sit super ossa leuis.’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50<\/p>\n
\"Hercules<\/a>
Hercules at the Foot of Omphale (1861) Gustave Boulanger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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These words may at first seem disconnected from the preceding lines, but they are best understood as returning to the main subject of the poem. Likely, the warning<\/em> of moneo<\/em> is directed towards Nemesis in yet another attempt to make her change her ways. You’ll remember earlier that Tibullus lamented over the ineffectiveness of his poetry and of the gods, so these words were probably of no avail either. The Roman Widow<\/em> Gabriel Rossetti (1874) <\/div>, sed prosunt quid mihi uera?<\/p>\n

illius est <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form is this?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Dative plural<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
How is the dative used here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Dative of agent<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form of lex legis<\/em> do we have here?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative singular<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What possibles ablative constructions could we name?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of manner OR attendant circumstances<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form of colo, colere, colui, cultum<\/em> do we have here? In other words, what form ends in –ndus<\/em>, –nda<\/em>, –ndum<\/em>? We have had several of these already in this poem alone!<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Gerundive (a.k.a. future participle passive)<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What construction is formed when a gerundive is paired with a form of the verb “to be”?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Passive periphrastic<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What sense does the passive periphrastic convey?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Purpose or necessity<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/p><\/div> amor.<\/p>\n

quin etiam sedes iubeat si uendere auitas,<\/p>\n

ite <\/a>

Tibullus has circled back one more to the imagery of the enslavement of love. sub imperium<\/em> is most closely taken to mean “into a state of subordination or subservience” <\/div> sub titulumque, Lares.<\/p>\n

quidquid habet Circe, quidquid Medea <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is veneni<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Genitive singular<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of genitive is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Partitive, after quidquid<\/em>?<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 55<\/p>\n

quidquid et herbarum Thessala terra gerit,<\/p>\n

et quod, ubi indomitis gregibus Venus adflat amores,<\/p>\n

hippomanes cupidae stillat ab inguine equae,<\/p>\n

si modo me placido <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form of video videre vidivi viditus<\/em> is this?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular present active subjunctive<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
How is the subjunctive working here?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Protasis in a conditional following si modo<\/em><\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What kind of conditional?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Contrary-to-fact (CTF) conditional<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div> Nemesis mea <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What is this form of vultus vultus<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative singular<\/div>
Prompt<\/a><\/div>
2: What kind of ablative?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of manner<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
Does anything else in the line agree with vultu<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
placido<\/em><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>,<\/p>\n

mille alias herbas misceat illa, bibam.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60<\/p>\n\n

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