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1. What is the case of cornibus (271) 

2. What is the case of iuvencae (272) 

3. What two things are being compared (similis) in line 276?

4. How is Venus able to read between the lines of Pygmalion’s prayer?

5. What is the case of pectora (282) 

6. What is the purpose of the word Hymettia in line 284? (What’s the point of mentioning it? What does it add to the story?)

7. Name the poetic device in line 288. 

8. How would Pygmalion have directly stated his thanks to Venus in line 291? (Hint- we’ve learned this phrase in class)

9. Name the poetic device in line 293 

10. What translation of “insula” best fits line 297 - island or apartment? 

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Answers:

1. abl- “by the horns”

2. dat- DO

3. A girl Pygmalion is asking for, and his ivory statue

4. Venus can hear the meaning of his words, not just their literal meaning. She can tell he is in love with the statue

5. dat-DO

6. Hymettia had the finest wax in the ancient world, so comparing a woman’s body to it was a high compliment.

7. Repetition

8. Gratias tibi ago

9. Alliteration 

10. Island