Jealousy Takes Over

Question 1

Lines 5-6

Answer 1

Enjambement

Question 2

Omnis

Answer 2

Completely overwhelmed

Question 3

Omnes and eripit

Answer 3

There’s attention drawn to them because omnes is at the end of the line and eripit is at the beginning of the next line

Question 4

How are lines 5-6 strange?

Answer 4

Uses hyperbaton: unusual word order

You’d expect omnes to be next to sensul

Question 5

Eripit

Answer 5

Has a natural emphasis, is a strong word, draws attention as it is the first word on the line, the force of the “e” sound at the start makes the word stronger

Question 6

What happens on line 6?

Answer 6

There’s an abrupt change in tone, this shows the effect seeing Lesbia has on him

Question 7

Tintinant

Answer 7

Onomatopoeic

Question 8

Lines 9-12

Answer 8

List of the effects seeing Lesbia has on him

Question 9

Lumina nocte

Answer 9

Catullus is blinded by her

Question 10

Otium…otio….otium

Answer 10

Polyptoton and anaphora/repetition of the same word but different forms, shows that leisure is bad, emphasises that he must keep busy as he has too much time to overthink otherwise

Question 11

Last stanza

Answer 11

Doesn’t really fit with the rest of the poem, is a controversy between scholars and people studying Latin whether or not this stanza is part of this poem

Question 12

What is the importance of “superare”?

Answer 12

Overtaking –> hubristic –> arrogance, the man is not on the level of gods, he is above them (links to “par esse”)

Question 13

Lines 1 and 2

Answer 13

Ille- anaphora

Question 14

“Flamma”

Answer 14

Links to adrenaline, harsh sound

Question 15

“Sonitu suopte”

Answer 15

Sibilance