The pattern I get when I scan it is s-s-s-d-d-s. The 'dam' elides with 'ad' in the first foot; "Troia" is a dactyl because the 'i' really is an 'i' in this instance.
Marla Neal Latin Instructor Girls Preparatory School 205 Island Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37405 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denise Davis-Henry Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Caris Amicis: My AP Vergil class has found a line from Bk II, 763, that we cannot fit into dactylic hexameter. It reads: praedam adservabant. Huc undique Troia gaza Any advice? Denise D-Henry ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
