Question

The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas’ flight after the Trojans’ defeat in the Trojan War. After leaving Troy, Aeneas makes his way to Carthage. In this excerpt, Aeneas is telling the queen of Carthage, Dido, of events during the war. Given this information, choose the epic structure that is most clearly illustrated by this excerpt.
A. in medias res
B. invocation of the Muse
C. flashback
D. foreshadowing

Answer 1

The epic structure most clearly illustrated by the excerpt of Aeneas telling Dido of events during the war is **C. flashback**. This is because Aeneas is recounting past events from the Trojan War, which is a narrative technique involving a shift back to an earlier time in the story.