Exercises in Latin Versification

absol accus adjective ADONIC VERSE Aeneid aevum Alcaeus alcaic stanza ALCAIC VERSE breath bright caesura clouds complete the line Continued Country Churchyard dactyl dative declension Destruction of Sennacherib dissyllable domus earth Elegy Written elided elisions ending Exceptions Exercise fifth and sixth fifth foot final syllable flamen flowers fourth foot fourth line fugio genitive gerundive Greek haec harmony haud hearts heaven hexameter hexameter line HINTS Horace illě illuvies imitated increment of verbs infractus inglorius Latin Latin versification light long by nature Lycidas metre mihi mind models modo monosyllable munus murmur nouns o'er Odes Orcus orum participle pentameter penult perf poem poetry publicus quantities rivulet rules sapphic sapphic verse scorn sentence shine sing sixth feet smile sorrow soul spondee squamisque stanza star sweet tears thee thiasus third foot thought tibi tomb trochee vale Vesper voice vowel waters wave weeping wind