latin test

Ipse sinū prae sē portāns iuga longa petēbat sōlōrum nemorum:

He himself, carrying (her) on his chest in front of himself, was seeking the long ridges of the isolated woods

tēla undique saeva premēbant

from all sides, savage weapons were pressing

et circumfūsō volitābant mīlite Volscī.

and with the soldiers surrounding him, the Volscians were flying about.

Ecce fugae mediō summīs Amasēnus abundāns spūmābat rīpīs

Behold, the Amasenus river, overflowing, was spuming on the highest riverbanks in the middle of their flight:

tantus sē nūbibus imber rūperat

such great rain had broken itself with the cloud

Ille, innāre parāns, īnfantis amōre tardātur cārōque onerī timet.

That man, preparing to swim, is slowed by the love of his child and is afraid for his dear burden (Camilla).

Omnia sēcum versantī subitō vix haec sententia sēdit.

To the one thinking all things with himself, suddenly, this thought hardly fixes itself.

Tēlum immāne manū validā quod forte gerēbat bellātor

(there was) a huge weapon, which by chance, the warrior (Metabus) was holding with his strong hand,

 solidum nōdīs et rōbore coctō huic nātam

solid with knots and with hard wood having been baked

librō et silvestrī sūbere clausam

 on this (spear) he entwines his daughter enclosed in the bark of a woody cork

implicat atque habilem mediae circumligat hastae;

and he ties (her), easy to handle, around the middle of the spear;

* ipse noun case

nominative

*sinu ____ of ____ _____

ablative of place where

*prae se 

prepositional phrase

*se pronoun and refers to…

ablative pronoun and Metabus

*portans participle and refers to…

present active and Metabus

*petebat

metabus doing action

*solorum nemorum noun case

genitive

Scansion: solorum…premebant

SDSDDS

*tela noun case

nominative

*saeva noun case

nominative

*premebant tense

imperfect

*volitabant tense

imperfect

*milite 

ablative absolute within circumfuso

*volsci noun case and number

nominative plural

*medio ____ of _____

ablative of time

Amasenus abundans noun case and participle

nominative and present active

*Ille refers to…and noun case is..

metabus and nominative

*innare noun case

genitive

*parans participle

present active

infantis refers to

camilla

tardatur is being done by

Metabus

scansion: tardatur…secum

SSDDDS

timet is being done by

metabus

versanti refers to… and participle is

metabus and present active

scansion: versanti…sedit

SDSSDS

FOS: telum immane

elipsis: implied erat

scansion: telum…gerebat

SDDSDS

manu valida case and number

ablative singular

quod noun case

accusative

bellator case and number and reference to

nominative singular and metabus

cocto

ablative absolute

natam refers to

Camilla

clausam refers to

camilla

implicat is being done by

metabus

habilem refers to

camilla

turnus context

• Tall, strong, holding armor, above all the others, helmet with Chimaera, round shield (with Io)

chimaera context

•  fire-breathing monster, animal-like character traits (roaring)

io context

• turned into a cow by Jupiter to hide their affair, symbolizes Juno’s wrath