Which of the Following Are Among the Differences Between the Epic

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are among the differences between the epic poems of Homer and Vergil?

• A) Vergil and Homer use different meters
• B) Characters and events in Vergil's poem are subordinated to a patriotic purpose
• C) Vergil does not use many of Homer's technical devices, such as fixed descriptive epithets
• D) Vergil's poem is painstakingly learned and marked by a literate self-consciousness

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