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Give the correct scansion. A black line will appear if the metrical element is in the right place. Place any elisions on the text line. Since there can be more than one dactyl and spondee per line, you may have to juggle them around a bit until the black line appears. Answer key below. Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris
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Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit
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litora multum ille et terris iactatus et alto
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Scansion of Aeneid 1.1-7 online