loeb 31 Flashcards
what is loeb 31 called
he is blessed as a god
what quote presents sappho watching on as a man speaks to her lover, elevating him in a melancholic way
he seems to me equal to a god that man who sits facing you
what quote shows sappho describing her lovers manners as she talks to a different man
your sweet voice.. your charming laughter
how does sapphos description of her lovers manner as she talks to a different man contrast ovid
he dictates how women ought to talk and laugh
what quote presents sappho shifting the mood of the poem drastically by describing her anguish at the woman she loves talking to a man
strikes terror into the heart of my breast
-violent verb, fearful love, sexual invocation
what quote shows sappho describing herself being tongue tied at the sight of this woman
when i see you i can no longer speaj
what literary technique does sappho use when saying she can no longer speak
the short line ephasising her speechlessness, the full stop at the end of the line and having a line break greatly heightening the impression of silence
why is it particularly significant she can no. longer speak
as a poet her identity exists in her words
-to be without words is to be without identity
how can we tell that sapphos desire is more than a first glance or simple infatuation
‘when i see you’ shows that she has seen her multiple times
what quote describes the love as fiery, much like virgil in his ‘aeneid’ perhaps dangerous or all consuming - given that fire is destructive
a delicate fire runs beneath my skin
what literary device is ‘a delicate fire’
oxymoron
what quote presents the physical symptoms of frustration mimicing the biological symptoms of an orgasm
and sweat pours over me, and a tremous seizes me all over
in what different ways could ‘i am greener than grass’ be interprated
perhaps sexual - with dewy wet grass associated with female arousal
anachronistically (clashing with its time) could be associated with jealousy or naivete
what quote shows sappho ending the poem with death
i am on the point of death
why is it significant that grass is placed on the line above death
placed below the grass of the previous line to give impression of being buried