Dante’s

Inferno

Canto XV & XXXl Mrs. Veliz

Sandra Rodriguez 6th Period

Summary & Characters XV

• Burnetto Latini

• Priscian

• Francesco d’

Accorso

Seventh circle, third ring. Second zone: Violent Against Nature. This

canto centers on the figure of Brunetto

Latini. These souls are endlessly running

throughout the fiery sands beneath

the rain of fire. The main character, Brunetto Latini had been chancellor of

Florence and also Dante’s mentor and

teacher in his early life. Dante sees him

as a father figure.

Lit. Elements & Visuals XV

• …Must lie a hundred years forbidden to

brush off the burning rain…

• …Guarding the stream and banks from the

flaming snow…

These are examples of personification!!!

Summary & Characters XXXl

As Virgil and Dante finally approach the pit in the center of the Eighth Circle of Hell, Dante sees what appear to be tall towers in the mist. He realizes that they are actually giants standing in the pit. Their navels are level with the Eighth Circle, but their feet stand in the Ninth Circle, at the very bottom of Hell. One of the giants begins to speak in gibberish; he is Nimrod, who, via his participation in building the Tower of Babel, brought the confusion of different languages to the world. Virgil names some of the other giants whom they pass until they come to Antaeus, the one who will help them down the pit. After listening to Virgil’srequest, Antaeus takes the two travelers in one of his enormous hands and slowly sets them down by his feet, at the base of the enormous well. They are now in the Ninth Circle of Hell, the realm of Traitors.

• Antaeus

• Ephialtes

• Briareus

• Giants

Lit. Elements & Visuals XXXl

• His face, it seemed to me, was quite as high

and wide as the bronze pine cone…

• Just as a man in the fog that starts to clear…

These are examples of simile!!!