A figure of speech Virgil uses in line I.204 is anaphora, in the repetition of the word "per". The whole purpose of the speech that contains this line was to cheer up Aeneas' men, whose morale was seriously hurt in the storm. In line I.204, Aeneas is trying to remind his men that they have endured worse, and that they will make it in the end, despite of the obstacles in their way. By repeating the word "per", he emphasizes that, despite the difficulty of the journey, they have made it through… Continue

In line 220 Virgil calls Aeneas "pius" for the first time. I don't really think that Aeneas deserves this epithet. Sure he's done lots of stuff that could be described as dutiful, like giving a speech to cheer his men up, or climbing a cliff just to look for his lost comrades ("Aeneas...Caici", lines 180-183). But there are a lot of things about Aeneas that don't really sit right for me. For one thing, he completely breaks down when the storm hits. Where was his determination then? Instead of ra… Continue

Well, if I was going to describe Aeneas pius probably wouldn't be the first word to come to mind. Of course, that is mostly because i'm used to hearing the word pius in a christian sense. Was he pius in the Roman sense? I don't really think so. After all the only reason he holds to his duty in the first place is because his mommy intervenes and tells him that he must go. Otherwise he would've gone raging after Helen and probably end up getting himself killed in the process. And then when they're… Continue

There are a couple of s=different poetic devices used in this speech. a main one is the Anaphora. Aeneas says, "Vos etScylleam...Vos et Cyclopia saxa." (200-201) the repetition of "et" reminds the sailors how many trials they have endures, the "vos" reminds them that it actually happened to them, no matter how horrifying it was, they were there. in line 204, Vergil repeats "per", meaning that they made it through all those trials, and they can survive this one.

This epithet is pretty well-deserved. Aeneas shows some great leadership and authority in spite of his own doubt "spem vultu...corde dolorem" It seems to be tht his worries are only of his men, never for himself; he is called pius Aeneas as heworries for the fate of his lost men. this is an example of his sense of duty that comes before his own needs.