loeb 55 Flashcards
what is the name of loeb 55
when you die
what is the general meaning of loeb 55
if you produce nothing great no one will remember you
what is the significance of the line when you die
sappho addresses an unknown listener highlighting their lack of fame thus mortality
because sappho does write the persons name they are forgotten
what quote highlights how her listener has not created anything and is not inspired by the muses
you have no share of the roses of the pierian muses
what is the significance of roses
associated with aphrodite - perhaps talking specifically about a lack of creating love poetry
what are the final two lines
you will wanderr among the dim shades
what is significant about the last two lines
-poem ends with the imagery of death
-‘wander’ connotes the wandering souls of asphodel - not worthy of tartarus or elysium just forced to be forgotten
-‘dim’ no light or life or spark