Wheelock's 16 Readings

What is the main reason Juvenal gives for writing satire?

• There are many poets in the city

• There are many vices in the city

• He wants to become famous

• He enjoys writing poetry

According to Juvenal, what helps him write verses if nature cannot?

• Inspiration

• Indignation

• Imagination

• Intuition

In Juvenal's book, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a human action?

• Fear

• Joy

• Desire

• Trickery

Match the vocab terms

• satire

• facta

• poet

• poeta

• anger

• satura

• crowd

• indignatio

• deeds

• turba

match the verbs

• there is

• ero

• is able

• potest

• they will be

• est

• there are

• erunt

• I will be

• sunt

a goal of satire is to

• teach a skill

• inspire awe

• reveal immorality

• inspire love

Litotes is...

• using a negative phrase to assert the positive idea

• ABBA word order

• pairing opposite words or phrases

• a short satirical poem with a punch line

An example of litotes is found on what line of this passage?

• 1

• 2-3

• 3-4

• 5

write out the Latin term in this passage from which we get the English term culprit

Write out the Latin term as it appears in this passage from which we get the English term "urban"