Literary Analysis Of Virgils The Aenied By Virgil

Lucas Castelo Branco Dr. Myers/Dr. Powell CIV 11/20/2017 The Aenied The Aenied by Virgil was written during the Augustan period and is ranked among the greatest works of Latin literature. The epic poem narrates the legendary story of a Trojan called Aeneas destined to become the Romans’ ancestor. The poem was originally written in Latin and later translated to English. The excerpt is derived from an instance where Neptune stepped in to help Aeneas the Trojan when the stormy waves were sent to end his journey to Italy from Troy. The stormy winds were caused by Aeolus with the help of Juno. Juno had a grudge against the Trojans, which prompted her to call Aeolus, god of winds, to cause havoc for them. In the excerpt, Neptune, god of the†¦show more content†¦For instance, the first sentence in the poem excerpt contains the words tumults and ignoble. From these words, the author attempts to make it known to the reader the magnitude of the noise disturbance. He goes further to describe their motions as ‘mad’ and ton gues as loud. He seems infuriated by the causers of the disorders, Juno and Aeolus, and their actions in particular, and he condemns their actions by pointing out the evil or foul in them. The following line is similar to the first in regard to the content and the goal of the author. His main goal is to demonstrate how bad and irritable the action of the perpetrators is by spelling them out and describing the manner in which they accomplish them. In that stanza, he states, â€Å"and stones and brands in rattling volleys fly† to describe the manner in which they accomplish their evil acts. The line can also be understood to reveal the irritable nature of their actions by demonstrating the motion or speed of their undertaking. The words rattling, volleys and fly all describe the rapidness and quick succession of the motion of the irritable sounds. The second part of the stanza directs slur to Juno and Aeolus and displays the ‘badness’ of their actions. He uses â₠¬Å"rustic arms† to describe them and â€Å"fury can supply† to demonstrate their degree of evil intentions (David). In the third stanza, Neptune