Catullus 70 Flashcards
Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle
My woman says that she prefers to marry no one
quam mihi, non si se Iuppiter ipse petat.
than me, not if Jupiter himself asked her
dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti,
She says: but what a woman says to her lustful lover
in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua
she should write in the wind and rapid water.
What does line 4 mean?
in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua
what Lesbia says is as meaningful as writing in water - it doesn’t stay and is gone instantly.
in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua
stylistic features
imagery, metaphor
Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle
stylistic features
murmurance, enjambement
quam mihi, non si se Iuppiter ipse petat.
stylistic features
sibilance, hyperbole
dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti,
stylistic features
tricolon (dicit), metonym (cupid as love), euphemistic?
