Catullus 9 Flashcards
Verani
Veranius
Catullus’ friend returning from Spain.
Starts with his name to emphasize his importance.
e meis amicis… mihi
of my friends… me
emphasis on himself, and his own happiness
omnibus… millibus trecentis
out of all… by three thousand miles
hyperbolic declarations- happiness
penates
household gods
Gods are listed before mother and brothers- most important.
freatresque unanimos anumque matrem?
your brothers of one mind and your old mother?
nice line arrangement
pastoral scene with emphatic adjectives
Venisti
you have come.
Emphatic 1 word sentence
Visam… audiam… suaviabor
1st person verbs
visam te incolumen audiamque Hiberum
I will see you safe and hear you talking- as is your custom
line has 3 elisions- a sign of haste and excitement (also uses enjambment)
loca, facta, nationes
the places, exploits and tribes (of Spain)
uses asyndeton- haste and excitement
ut mos et tuus
I shall soon kiss your…
lightly mocking. friendship
iudundum
mouth
uncommon word. Enthusiastic hedonism
beatiorum. …beautisve
happier. ..happier
repetitive line endings becuase he is just SO happy.
