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AP Latin›Unit 3: Translation and Poetic Devices›Translation and Poetic Devices

Dactylic Hexameter and Poetic Devices

Scansion and devices like chiasmus and synchysis are fair game on the exam.

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Unit 3: Translation and Poetic Devices

Latin Translation Strategies
Dactylic Hexameter and Poetic Devices

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Also called: scansion, dactylic hexameter, latin poetic devices