latin haiku up to line 271

Pater regnAbit,
Tum filius regnAbit,
fundantem in Latium.
(lay-shum)my pronunciation

pg 63 Quaestio

The specific aspect of Vergil's characterization of the great man he uses in his extended simile that prompts the reader to compare this man to Aeneas himself is the use of 'pietAte..virum' in line 151. In line 10, when Vergil first mentions Aeneas in this epic, he uses that same exact phrase, 'pietAte virum'. It is even the same form of both words. He describes this great man who is able to soothe the upset crowd as a devoted man, just as he describes Aeneas and makes the case that Juno should not be putting such a devoted man through the horrible troubles she was. He uses this to say that Aeneas can do what the man in his simile does. This is shown further in the poem, the part we read in translation. Aeneas gives his men a pep talk, perhaps like the one the great man in the simile could have given, and soothes his upset fleet, most likely worn down and worried about all the lost men. Therefore, Vergil describes the man in his simile and Aeneas as being 'pietAte virum' (line 10 and 151), comparing the two. He later supports that Aeneas is like this man when he gives the soothing speech to his remaining fleet.

haiku aeneid up to line 141

Mare commOtum,
magnum NeptUnum vexat.
Nec tumultum amat.

Aeneid haiku up to 103ish

High waves and harsh winds,
the undeserving on-board..
Will he survive it?

Contemporary Epic

I believe that Pearl Harbor is a contemporary epic for a series of reasons. First, it focuses on a very serious subject, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Many American soldiers lives were lost during that Japanese surprise attack and because of that it is remembered as a tremendously tragic time in our country's history. Next, it has a heavy national significance. This bombing was one of the reasons America joined World War II, something of a heated topic at the time. To me, a cause for entering a world war is pretty significant to a country. On top of that, this movie is very long, over 2 hours. It has to be because of the seriousness of its subject and its importance to American culture but this is also another characteristic of an epic. And lastly, this is very much a movie about heroic deeds. For one thing, the main characters are soldiers and nurses and those jobs alone are doing deeds, and when the bombing happens, the boys Rafe and Danny go, without hesitation, defending the American base.
Pearl Harbor is about a serious subject, has a national significance, is very long, and has heroic deeds in it. Therefore, for these reasons, this movie is a contemporary epic.

Pyramus+Thisbe/Darkness&Death

2.) In what ways do the story's closing lines (165-66) aptly conclude the darkness/death imagery which Ovid has developed throughout the narrative?

The last two lines just about capture both meanings, with the "color in pOmO..Ater," and the "urnA". Both the death of Pyramus and Thisbe as well as the transformation of the once light fruit to a deep, dark color are concluded.
Throughout the poem you see references to darkness and light, and life and death, both sets being related. As said in class, it seems as though Ovid is balancing. The real deep meanings of dark/light don't really appear until line 81, when they're starting to plan their escape. "Postera nocturnOs AurOra remOverat ignEs," there is an evident balance between the personified 'Dawn' and the 'nocturnal fires' (stars). Dawn obviously being the light and stars being the night/dark reference. This whole chunk of poem is a narrative balancing night and light saying the dawn removed the stars, the sun dried the grass, lots of references towards daytime. And not so much coincidentally they haven't decided to run away yet. But then they do plan it, in the "nocte silentI" they are going to decieve their parents. Not a good thing. They are in their boundaries and safe during the day, but once night comes, they are going to leave the safety into the darkness. Also, him talking about morning/light first then going on to talk about night/dark is him balancing. And not only are they going out into the unsafe darkness, they are meeting at "busta NinI..sub umbrA arboris"! Big flashing light of death AND darkness!! Ovid clearly does this on purpose. He balances life with death and light with darkness as well as safety with wilderness throughout the whole poem, each of which they bubble down to the simple life and death balance. And then, after repeatedly talking about the shade and the fruit's darkness and all the bad dark stuff that comes with night, Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves, both ending up lying in the tree's dark shadow. And Ovid aptly concludes the darkness of the fruit and the death of the lovers with the summed up explanation of "nam color in pOmO est, ubi permAtUruit, Ater, quodque rogIs superest, UnA requiEscit in urnA." They have died, and with their bloody deaths, (also not a coincidence that it's when it matures and there have been many,many,many double meanings of words with fertility/unproductivity), the fruits start off white(light/life) and end up a deep purple/maroon(darkness/death). Nothing in this poem is a coincidence.

P+T 128-146 #3 pg.47

The simile isn't pretty or attractive as said but it definitely is effective. After reading the two things being compared, "fistula plumbO scinditur," and, "Cruor Emicat altE," you know what he's talking about. Then he goes further to say it spurts out as if long streams of water(coming out from the pipe), "longas EiaculAtur aquAs,". When you finish reading the simile you know the blood is shooting out high, you know he has inflicted upon himself a very deep and very fatal wound, and also, you know most definitely he is going to die with all of that blood beating out of him. And also, outside the simile, he goes on to paint an even more vivid and clear picture in the reader's mind, "ictibus Aera rumpit". In three lines Ovid not only disgusts and creeps out many people but he has captured one of the most horrific scenes and put the most distinct and intense image in my mind.