Who was the leading Roman lyric poet during the reign of Augustus?
Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
What does the Latin term ‘Ars Poetica’ literally mean?
The Art of Poetry
Who was the first person to translate Horace’s ‘Ars Poetica’ into English?
Ben Jonson
Which Horatian term describes a narrative that begins ‘into the middle of things’?
In medias res
Which Latin phrase from Horace suggests that even the most skilled poet can make continuity errors?
Bonus dormitat Homerus (Good Homer nods)
What does the phrase ‘ut pictura poesis’ imply about the interpretation of poetry?
Poetry deserves the same careful interpretation traditionally reserved for painting.
In Horatian poetics, what is the principle of ‘decorum’?
Using appropriate vocabulary and diction for each specific style of writing.
What specific type of over-elaborate writing did Horace criticize in ‘Ars Poetica’?
Purple prose
A narrative that begins at the very beginning of a story is called _____.
Ab ovo (or ab initio)
How does ‘in medias res’ narration typically establish character and conflict?
Through flashbacks and expository conversations.
Name the two 9th-century BC Homeric epics that serve as Western exemplars of ‘in medias res’.
The Iliad and the Odyssey
Which 17th-century poem by John Milton utilizes ‘in medias res’ narration?
Paradise Lost
What contemporary science fiction film series is cited as an example of beginning ‘in medias res’?
Star Wars
What is the primary agricultural metaphor in Horace’s ‘Ode I-XI’?
Carpe Diem (Pluck the day)
What is the central advice given in Horace’s ‘Carpe Diem’ ode?
Embrace available everyday pleasures instead of relying on remote future aspirations.
Longinus’s ‘On the Sublime’ is written in the form of a(n) _____.
Epistle (or letter)
To which cultured Roman figure is ‘On the Sublime’ dedicated?
Posthumius Terentianus
Which unusual source from the first century does Longinus quote to illustrate the power of divinity?
Genesis (The Lawgiver of the Jews)
According to Longinus, what moral attribute must an author possess to be truly great?
Moral excellence
What does Longinus claim is the relationship between slavery and oratory?
He claims that ‘never did a slave become an orator’.
According to Longinus, what is the ‘first and most important source of sublimity’?
The power of forming great conceptions.
How does Longinus define the concept of ‘the sublime’?
A style of writing that elevates itself ‘above the ordinary’.
List the five sources of sublimity identified by Longinus.
Great thoughts, strong emotions, figures of thought/speech, noble diction, and dignified word arrangement.
What emotional effect does the Sublime have on a listener according to Longinus?
It leads to ecstasy ($ \text{ΕΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ} $) and a sense of dismay rather than mere persuasion.
