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READ OUT LOUD. Choose which marked text you prefer to practice with - macrons in verse form, or macrons in prose order, or accent marks in prose order, or focusing on the meter. You will find materials for all of these options below. :-)
VERSE MACRONS. Here is the verse text with macrons:
Hystrice vescendī pervāsit forte cupīdo
Summa Lupum; ēsuries īnsatiāta premit.Ast illa hirsūtīs spīnīs mūnīta manēbat
Undique; nōn ardēns audet adīre Lupus.Intereā, bellō cum vincere nescit apertō,
Quod superest illī, fraude dolōque petit."Tempore nē pācis cūrēs tua tēla tulisse;
Nam, nisi Mars īnstat, nōn sua mīles habet:"Īnsidiātor ait; cuī tālia rettulit Hystrix,
"Quā lupus est, illīc tēla tenēre decet." PROSE MACRONS. Here is the same text with macrons written out in prose word order:
Forte, cupīdo summa Hystrice vescendī Lupum pervāsit; ēsuries īnsatiāta premit. Ast Hystrix illa hirsūtīs spīnīs undique mūnīta manēbat; Lupus ardēns adīre nōn audet. Intereā, cum vincere nescit bellō apertō, fraude et dolō petit (quod illī superest). "Nē cūrēs tua tēla tulisse pācis tempore; nam, nisi Mars īnstat, mīles sua tela nōn habet" īnsidiātor ait; cuī Hystrix tālia rettulit: "Quā lupus est, illīc tēla tenēre decet."
STRESS (ACCENT) MARKS. Here is the prose text with accents, plus some color-coding for the words of three or more syllables (blue: penultimate stress; red: antepenultimate stress):
Forte, cupído summa Hýstrice vescéndi Lupum pervásit; esúries insatiáta premit. Ast Hystrix illa hirsútis spinis úndique muníta manébat; Lupus ardens adíre non audet. Intérea, cum víncere nescit bello apérto, fraude et dolo petit (quod illi súperest). "Ne cures tua tela tulísse pacis témpore; nam, nisi Mars instat, miles sua tela non habet" insidiátor ait; cui Hystrix tália réttulit: "Qua lupus est, illic tela tenére decet."
ELEGIAC COUPLET METER. Below I have used an interpunct dot · to indicate the metrical elements in each line, and a double line || to indicate the hemistichs of the pentameter line.
Hystrice· vescen·dī per·vāsit· forte cu·pīdo
Summa Lup~;· ēsuri·es || īnsati·āta pre·mit.Ast il·l~ hirsū·tīs spī·nīs mū·nīta ma·nēbat
Undique;· nōn ar·dēns || audet a·dīre Lu·pus.Intere·ā, bel·lō cum· vincere· nescit a·pertō,
Quod supe·rest il·lī, || fraude do·lōque pe·tit.Tempore· nē pā·cis cū·rēs tua· tēla tu·lisse;
Nam, nisi· Mars īn·stat, || nōn sua· mīles ha·bet:Īnsidi·ātor a·it; cuī· tālia· rettuli·t Hystrix,
Quā lupus· est, il·līc || tēla te·nēre de·cet.IMAGE. Here's an illustration for the fable (image source) showing a high-spirited hedgehog:
What follows is an unmarked version of the prose rendering to faciliate word searches: Forte, cupido summa Hystrice vescendi Lupum pervasit; esuries insatiata premit. Ast Hystrix illa hirsutis spinis undique munita manebat; Lupus ardens adire non audet. Interea, cum vincere nescit bello aperto, fraude et dolo petit (quod illi superest). "Ne cures tua tela tulisse pacis tempore; nam, nisi Mars instat, miles sua tela non habet" insidiator ait; cui Hystrix talia rettulit: "Qua lupus est, illic tela tenere decet."
