The lines you provided from Virgil's "Aeneid" feature the figure of speech known as synchysis. Synchysis is characterized by the interlocking or mixing of word order, which creates a tangle in the syntax. In this case, the structure of the sentence has an alternating pattern that complicates the flow and reflects the intricacies of the narrative.
195 Vina bonus quae deinde cadis onerarat Acestes
litore Trinacrio dederatque abeuntibus heros / dividit,
What figure of speech is being used in these lines?
Question 16 options:
chiasmus
synchysis
personification
hyperbaton
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