Sound and Sense Allusions & Cultural References

When poets refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.

Classical Allusions

Ajax, from Homer's Iliad (lines 9-10)
Camilla, from Virgil's Aeneid (lines 11-12)
Timotheus, a Greek poet (line 13)