1. Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed and Amores
... diction is used to show personify his falling in love. The speaker states, "That's it: a slender arrow sticks fast in my heart/and cruel Love lives there, in my conquered breast" (Amores 1.2.7-8), his choosing to capitulate to Cupid rather than fight; furthering Ovid's conceit of ... love's ability enamor ones' self. In Amores 1.9, Ovid uses violent imagery when describing a lover and a soldier. He writes, "this one lays siege to strong cities, that one his harsh friends entrance/one breaks down gates, the other doors& ... of the mistress to Semiramis, the Queen of Babylon, or Lais, the...
- Word Count: 2685
- Approx Pages: 11
- Grade Level: Undergraduate