loeb 168b

Question 1

what is the name of 168b

Answer 1

gone are the moon and the pleiades

Question 2

what is the pleiades

Answer 2

constellation of stars descended from titans (atlas)
atlass’ 7 daughters turned into stars after they were pursued by the hunter orion (idea of women being pursued)

Question 3

what feeling does this peom evoke

Answer 3

lonliness

Question 4

what quotes present the lonliness of the speaker

Answer 4

‘gone are the moon and the pleiades’
‘i sleep alone’

Question 5

in relation to context why is it significant that the pleiades are gone

Answer 5

the fact that this particular constellation is not visible means that it might have been march in the mediterranean - not only is it night time but also a cold time of year = adds to the severity of loneliness

Question 6

why is it significant that sappho is asleep ‘i sleep alone’

Answer 6

the poetry comes straught from her soul

Question 7

what literary technique is used in ‘time passes and i sleep alone’

Answer 7

enjambment emphasises separation particularly for modern readers as the way the fragment is means it is at the end of the loeb

Question 8

poochigan on how sappho tends to experience extremes of emotion either joy or depression in loneliness - sappho does not deal well with being alone

Answer 8

the sapphic persona thrives on activity and passion. deprives of these things she lapses into a languorous state

Question 9

what is the significance of the celestial imagery

Answer 9

moon and stars liken to artemis who is a strong and pwerful woman

Question 10

where else do we see connotations of artemis

Answer 10

‘and i sleep alone’ she is a maiden goddess and has no relations