Top answers

"vereor ne hostis veniat". What mood is "veniat" in and why? Translate.

The verb "veniat" is in the present subjunctive after a verb of fearing. 'I am afraid that the enemy is coming.'
GO
Answered by Georgia O. • Latin tutor
3752 Views

'How is it possible to recognise an extended period of oratio obliqua unintroduced by a verb of speech in Tacitus?'

One obvious indicator that a passage of Latin is indirect speech is an absence of indicative mood verbs, though of course writers like Tacitus might often use infinitive and subjunctive verbs as the primary ...
JB
Answered by John B. • Latin tutor
2944 Views

How does Virgil use metaphor to convey emotion?

Possible things to consider for Dido:language of heat/flamescomparisons with figures from mythology (Bacchant)similes E.g. Dido compared to a wounded deer Comparisons with Aeneas:oak tree simile to show lack...
JW
Answered by Jess W. • Latin tutor
2254 Views

What case does the preposition 'in' take?

If you are wanting it to mean 'to' or 'towards', then the Latin preposition ' in ' takes the accusative case. For example in domam curro = I am running into the house. If you want it to mean 'in' or 'on', th...
MK
Answered by Millie K. • Latin tutor
2889 Views

Analyse and discuss the themes of Catullus' Carmen 51.

Written in Sapphic metre, Poem 51 by Catullus is a close, but not slavish translation of Sappho 31. Through a close analysis of the poem, the ways in which Catullus liberates himself from the confining chain...
SH
Answered by Shannon H. • Latin tutor
6170 Views