Editing Aeneid (section)

===Structure===
The ''Aeneid'', like other classical epics, is written in [[dactylic hexameter]]s: each line consists of six metrical feet made up of [[dactyl (poetry)|dactyls]] (one long syllable followed by two short syllables) and [[spondee]]s (two long syllables). This epic consists of twelve books, and the narrative is broken up into three sections of four books each, respectively addressing Dido; the Trojans' arrival in Italy; and the war with the Latins. Each book has roughly 700–900 lines. The ''Aeneid'' comes to an abrupt ending, and scholars have speculated that Virgil died before he could finish the poem.<ref>Fitzgerald 1990, 416–17.</ref>