Scansion and meter

What is Scansion? ,[object Object],[object Object],on. play love, of food the be sic mu If / x / x / x / x / x

How to Find Syllables ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3 vowels 3 syllables 1 diphthong + 3 vowels 4 syllables ,[object Object],[object Object],vit ga ro mus a di au

The letter i ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],a i Tro tum ec i e

The letter u ,[object Object],[object Object],gu is san us su o gu ar

Length of Syllables ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A syllable is long by nature if… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Elision ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Elision in Latin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dactylic Hexameter The only rhythmic pattern in the Aeneid Dactylic foot= ˉ˘˘ Spondaic foot = ˉˉ Trochaic foot = ˉ˘ ˉ˘ ˉˉ ˉ˘˘ (ˉ ˉ) ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ 6 5 4 3 2 1

Aeneid 1. 1 ,[object Object],ˉ˘ ˉˉ ˉ˘˘ (ˉ ˉ) ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 ris ō ab mus prī quī ae i Tro nō, ca q ue ru m vi a A rm ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ

Aeneid 4. 305 (Flipped to a random page) ,[object Object],ˉ˘ ˉˉ ˉ˘˘ (ˉ ˉ) ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ˘˘ ˉ ˉ 6 5 4 3 2 1 ˉ 6 5 4 3 2 1 t um ta n de f i pe r stī rā s pē a m ti e r(e) la mu s i Di s ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ

Try flipping to a random passage in the Aeneid , and try out Vergil’s dactylic hexameter . It works.

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