Question
Quintus Ennius (“EN-ee-us”) is said to have brought this meter to Latin poetry. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this meter that contains six feet consisting of a long syllable followed by two short syllables or two long syllables in every line of poetry. Later authors like Virgil used this meter in his Aeneid.
ANSWER: dactylic hexameter [prompt on dactylic or hexameter]
[10h] Ennius wrote a lost poem praising this historical person. In the sixth book of his De re publica, Cicero wrote an influential passage about the “Dream” of this person where he sees the “music of the spheres.”
ANSWER: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus [accept the “Dream of Scipio” or “Somnium Scipionis”]
[10e] Ennius often used this rhetorical device characterized by the repetition of initial letters or sounds in neighboring words, as in the line, “O Tite tute, Tati tibi tanta tyranne tulisti” (“OH TEE-tay, TOO-tay, TAH-tee, TI-bee TAHN-tah, TEE-rahn-eh, TOO-list-ee”).
ANSWER: alliteration [accept word forms like alliterative; prompt on consonance or consonant]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover A | Winston Churchill A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Hunter A | Johns Creek A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Heights | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Kinkaid | Belmont | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |