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:
Lānigerae Cornix Ovis involat improba tergō,
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Quā dīcente Canem, forsan sī tālia fīant,
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Quōs impūne mihī vexārī, quōsque cavērī
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Crēde mihī nōn hunc iniūria rāra sequētur,
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PROSE MACRONS. Here is the same text with macrons written out in prose word order:
Cornix improba tergō Ovis lānigerae involat. Ovis dolēns haec facta impatienter fert. Quā dīcente: Canem nolle patī, sī forsan tālia fīant, avis inquit: nōvī quid sequar, quōs impūne vexārī mihī conveniat et quōs cavērī; nōn putēs ista mē latēre. Crēde mihī: iniūria nōn rāra hunc sequētur, quī orbus erit sē tūtandī vīribus.
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):
Cornix ímproba tergo Ovis lanígerae ínvolat. Ovis dolens haec facta impatiénter fert. Qua dicénte: Canem nolle pati, si forsan tália fiant, avis inquit: Novi quid sequar, quos impúne vexári mihi convéniat et quos cavéri; non putes ista me latére. Crede mihi: iniúria non rara hunc sequétur, qui orbus erit se tutándi víribus.
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.
Lānige·rae Cor·nix Ovis· involat ·improba ·tergō,
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Quā dī·cente Ca·nem, for·san sī· tālia ·fīant,
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Quōs im·pūne mi·hī vex·ārī, ·quōsque ca·vērī
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Crēde mi·hī nōn· hunc in·iūria· rāra se·quētur,
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IMAGE. Here is an illustration for the story (image source):
What follows is an unmarked version of the prose rendering to faciliate word searches: Cornix improba tergo Ovis lanigerae involat. Ovis dolens haec facta impatienter fert. Qua dicente: Canem nolle pati, si forsan talia fiant, avis inquit: novi quid sequar, quos impune vexari mihi conveniat et quos caveri; non putes ista me latere. Crede mihi: iniuria non rara hunc sequetur, qui orbus erit se tutandi viribus.