Question

The title of Wilfred Owen’s poem Dulce et Decorum Est is drawn from a work by this Roman poet. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Roman poet of the “Ars Poetica”, who also wrote four books of satires. This poet is also known for coining the phrase carpe diem (“CAR-pay DEE-em”) in one poem.
ANSWER: Horace [or Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
[10e] Carpe diem comes from one of Horace’s 103 works in this genre, which praise various people and things. A poem by Friedrich Schiller, which was set to music in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, is titled for this genre “to Joy” in English.
ANSWER: odes [or carmen or carmina; accept “Ode to Joy”]
[10h] Horatian odes contrast with the strictly structured odes by this Greek poet, who wrote four books of odes dedicated to victors of athletic games.
ANSWER: Pindar [or Pindaros or Pindarus]
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Georgia Tech DAlabama A1010020
Georgia Tech DAlabama A1010020
Georgia Tech DAlabama A1010020
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Clemson AGeorgia Tech E010010
Mississippi State AGeorgia A1010020
South Carolina AGeorgia Tech C1010020
South Carolina BAuburn B010010
Vanderbilt ASouthern010010
Tennessee AVanderbilt B10101030