Develop Interpretations About POV/Attitude Practice Test
•15 QuestionsScenario (Emotional Expression). Read Ovid, Heroides 1.1–10 (Penelope to Ulysses):
I “Haec tua Penelope lento tibi mittit, Ulixe;
II nil mihi rescribas attinet: ipse veni!
III Troia iacet certe, Danais invisa puellis;
IV vix Priamus tanti totaque Troia fuit.
V o utinam tum cum Lacedaemona classe petebat
VI obrutus insanis esset adulter aquis!
VII non ego deserto iacuissem frigida lecto,
VIII non quererer tardos ire relicta dies,
IX nec mihi quaerenti spatiosam fallere noctem
X lassaret viduas pendula tela manus.”
Summary: Penelope urges Ulysses to return; she laments lonely nights and resents the cause of war.
Key phrases: “ipse veni!”, “non ego...deserto...lecto”, “tardos...dies” (Ov. Her. 1.1–10).
What attitude is conveyed in lines I–II and VII–X toward Ulysses’ absence?
Scenario (Emotional Expression). Read Ovid, Heroides 1.1–10 (Penelope to Ulysses):
I “Haec tua Penelope lento tibi mittit, Ulixe;
II nil mihi rescribas attinet: ipse veni!
III Troia iacet certe, Danais invisa puellis;
IV vix Priamus tanti totaque Troia fuit.
V o utinam tum cum Lacedaemona classe petebat
VI obrutus insanis esset adulter aquis!
VII non ego deserto iacuissem frigida lecto,
VIII non quererer tardos ire relicta dies,
IX nec mihi quaerenti spatiosam fallere noctem
X lassaret viduas pendula tela manus.”
Summary: Penelope urges Ulysses to return; she laments lonely nights and resents the cause of war.
Key phrases: “ipse veni!”, “non ego...deserto...lecto”, “tardos...dies” (Ov. Her. 1.1–10).
What attitude is conveyed in lines I–II and VII–X toward Ulysses’ absence?