How do you scan a line of Latin poetry?
How do you scan a line of Latin poetry?Answer: To learn to scan a line of Latin poetry, it helps to know the meter and to use a text that shows the macrons. Let’s assume you have a text of the beginning of The Aeneid with macrons. Since it is an ancient epic, The Aeneid is in dactylic hexameters, which is a meter the AP exams typically expect you to know. Find the Long Syllables • First, you mark all syllables that are long by nature. Long Vowels Those syllables with macrons over the vowels are long by nature. For simplicity, a circumflex will be used for a macron here. (Macrons are usually long marks ‾ over the
