(4) Lines 36-50: The miracle revealed & divine judgement
The Story So Far
Learning Intention
Understand how Ovid creates dramatic tension through the miracle of the wine, the couple's response, and the gods' revelation of divine judgement
Success Criteria
Translation
I can translate both sections (4a: lines 36-42, 4b: lines 43-50) with support from vocabulary and grammar notes
Content Understanding
I can explain the sequence of events: miracle → fear → goose chase → divine revelation → warning of punishment
Stylistic Analysis
I can identify and explain literary devices (vivid description, direct speech, dramatic irony, pathos)
Exam Application
I can apply my knowledge to answer exam-style questions on both narrative development and stylistic technique
Exam-Style Question 1 [4 marks]
How does Ovid, by his style of writing, emphasise the couple's amazement and fear at witnessing the wine miracle? You should make two points and refer to the Latin in your answer. [4]
Lines 37-40
sponte sua per seque vident succrescere vina;
attoniti novitate pavent manibusque supinis
concipiunt Baucisque preces timidusque Philemon
et veniam dapibus nullisque paratibus orant.
Remember to:
- Make two separate points about style
- Quote or refer to the Latin text for each point
- Explain the effect of each stylistic choice
- Focus on how Ovid emphasises amazement and fear
Exam-Style Question 2 [4 marks]
How does Ovid create dramatic effect through the goose chase and the gods' revelation? You should make two points and refer to the Latin in your answer. [4]
Lines 44-47
ille celer penna tardos aetate fatigat
eluditque diu tandemque est visus ad ipsos
confugisse deos. superi vetuere necari
'di'que 'sumus, meritasque luet vicinia poenas
Remember to:
- Make two separate points about dramatic effect
- Quote or refer to the Latin text for each point
- Explain how Ovid creates drama
- Consider both the goose chase and the revelation
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Translation Challenge
Choose the most accurate translation for each Latin phrase