analysis for everything

imported

"ante lucem ibat ad Vespasianum imperatorem (nam ille quoque noctibus utebatur), deinde ad officium sibi delegatum."

ante lucem- salutato= morning greeting

Verspasianum- shows Plinys social status, emperor from 69-79

quoque noctibus utebatur- parallel hard working

delegatum- prefect of the fleet

"reversus donum reliquum tempus studiis dabat."

reversus donum- back to his house in Rome

"saepe post cibum (qui veterum more interdiu levis et facilis erat) aestate, si quid otii erat, acebat in sole, liber legebatur, adnotabat excerpebatque."

otii-even in leisure, he is studying

veterum more- traditional

legebatur, adnotabat excerpebatque- tricolon of juxtaposing verbs

"nihil enim legit quod non excerperet; dicere etiam solebat nullum librum esse tam malum ut non aliqua parte prodesset."

Shows Plinys advice

"post solem plerumque aqua frigida lavabatur, deinde gustabat dormiebatque minimum; mox quasi alio die studebat in cenae tempus."

lavabatur, deinde gustabat dormiebatque- tricolon of verbs in quick succession

mox quasi aliodie studebat- shows hard work

"super cenam liber legebatur adnotabatur, et quidem cursim"

repetition - legebatur- repetition

adnotabatur- polyptoton

quidem cursim- pace at which he works, works hard

"haec inter medios labores urbisque fremitum."

Still commited to study through the bustle

"In secessu solum balinei tempus studis eximebatur, (cum dico 'balinei', de interioribus loquor; nam dum destringitur tergiturque audiebat aliquid aut dicebat)."

only not studying when in water - interior rooms of baths = submerged in water = incredibly studious

destringitur tergiturque audiebat- Cumulative effect of verbs piling up

"in itinere quasi solutus ceteris curis, huic uni vacabat: ad latus notarius cum libro et pugillaribus, cuius manus hieme manicis muniebatur ut ne caeli quidem asperitas ullum studii tempus eriperet; qua ex causa Romae quoque sella vehabatur."

uni- one emphasises importance of studying

manus hieme manicis muniebatur- alliteration highlights how he is wrapped up warm = kind to slave

sella- litter so he has even more time to study

"repeto me correptum ab eo, quod ambularem: 'poteras' inquit 'has horas non perdere'; nam perire omne tempus arbitrabatur, quod studiis non impenderetur. vale."

repeto me corruptum- repetition of hard consonants mimics him scolding

nam perire omne tempus arbitrabatur- personal motto for studying

studiis- repetition and polyptoton to stress importance of study