Simplex munditiis

Fans of hyperbaton, tmesis, chiasmus, and synchesis, Horace is your man!   You may find yourself wondering how anyone could compose poems that are so short and so baffling.   Being alert to these devices as you read will help you sort out what is going on in these intricately crafted poems. See how many examples  of them you can find in Odes 1.5 and 1.9.