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Alliteration of ‘i’ as a painful and harsh sound
‘Ipsa Iovis rapidum iaculata’, meaning ‘hurling the swift fire of Jupiter’
Polysyndeton emphasising the list of things that Athena did to Ajax
‘Et’ repeated, meaning ‘and’
Tetracolon making Athena seem relentless, terrifying and powerful
‘Disiecit’, ‘evertit’, ‘corripuit’, and ‘infixit’, meaning ‘scattered’, ‘upturned’, ‘snatched‘, and ‘impaled’
Chiasmus emphasising the extremity of Ajax’s crime
‘Unius ob noxam et furias Aiacis’ - meaning ‘one man’s offence and the madness of Ajax’
Strong word choice highlighting Ajax’s sacrilegious nature
‘Noxam’ and ‘furias’ - meaning ‘offence’ and ‘madness’
Enclosing word order referencing his madness and acting as a metaphor for Ajax’s blood pouring out of his body
‘Exspirantem … flammas’ - meaning ‘breathed forth flame’
Content based answer
The fact that Ajax is picked up by a whirlwind and impaled on a rock is dramatic, as well as the metaphor for his blood as flames creating a vivid scene
