Word Order as a Stylistic Device Practice Test

It clarifies the grammatical relationship between Catiline and the patience he is abusing.

It builds rhetorical tension and suspense, forcing the listener to wait for the crucial action word.

It establishes a chiastic structure with the opening question and the noun phrase patientiā nostrā.

It softens the accusation by placing the focus on Catiline rather than on his action.