Catullus Poem 86 Notes Flashcards

1
Q

How is Quintia compared to Lesbia?

A

Unfavourably

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2
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How is Quintia’s compared unfavourably to Lesbia?

A

She is attractive but not in the same league as Lesbia

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3
Q

What is the aim of this poem?

A

To praise Lesbia

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4
Q

Which word holds the poem together and dictates the argument?

A

‘Formosa’

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5
Q

Line 5 answers which line closely?

A

Line 1

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6
Q

How does Catullus distance himself from the masses?

A

Placing ‘multis mihi’ next to each other

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7
Q

What do the adjectives show?

A

What counted precisely for female beauty

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8
Q

What does he mean by ‘candida’?

A

Being pale was a positive attribute as you were not browned by the sun as slaves were or the lower class

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9
Q

Did Romans prefer short or tall girls?

A

Tall

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10
Q

What did Ovid attribute tallness to?

A

Goddesses and heroines

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11
Q

What does ‘recta’ show?

A

The importance of deportment

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12
Q

Why does Quintia lack charm?

A

Lesbia has stolen it all

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13
Q

What is the contrast with salt?

A

The size of girl and amount of grains of salt

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14
Q

Which word is emphatic on the last line?

A

‘Veneres’

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15
Q

How is ‘veneres’ intensified?

A

Omnibus una omnes

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16
Q

What could ‘veneres’ mean?

A

All qualities of Venus which give sexual attraction or the other men’s penises she has stolen (aka not so complimentary of Lesbia) - casts ironic doubt

17
Q

The salt is…

A

A Roman punt and a representation of intellectual capacity

18
Q

What does Catullus say about Quintia?

A

Individually she has good points but overall she is bad

19
Q

What is the symmetry of Venusta showing?

A

One doesn’t have Venus qualities, the other does

20
Q

What is the idea behind the last ‘Veneres’?

A

She is equal to Venus

21
Q

Why is part of it not grammatically correct?

A

Neuter and feminine endings do not agree

22
Q

How is the poem cyclical?

A

Relates to everyone, then Lesbia, then everyone

23
Q

What is the difference between the ‘totum’ and ‘tota’?

A

Totum denies all but tota accepts all and likes all