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    • What type of subordinate clause does ne (592) introduce?
    • What is the force of ad- in addidici (593)?
    • What kind of construction is dextra moderante (593)?
    • On what noun does the genitive carinae (593) depend?
    • What is the accusative object of flectere (594)?
    • Identify the six accusative objects of notavi (595).
    • Scan line 599 — how does the scanning help in figuring out grammar and meaning?
    • Identify and explain the voice of applicor (598), adducor (598) and immittor (599).
      Stylistic Appreciation

      Acoetes continues to take long to say little. Discuss the techniques by which he beefs up ‘I learned to be a helmsman and happened to land on Chios’.

      Discussion Points

      Can you identify the stars and constellations Ovid mentions here on a star-chart? Why has he chosen those and not others? Do they add up to a coherent picture?


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