loeb 57 Flashcards
1
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what is the name of loeb 57
A
what farm girl
2
Q
what quote is filled with snobbery and disdain for this farming girl
A
what farm girl in her farming clothes charms your mind
3
Q
what class did sappho come from
A
aristocratic
4
Q
what quote presents further disdain of the farm girl
A
does she even know how to pull up her ragged dress over her ankles
5
Q
what is the significance of the quote ‘ragged’
A
connotes poverty
6
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what is the significance of the poem being two questions
A
implies naivety
7
Q
what is significant about ‘ankles’
A
they are desirable
implies that sappho is attracted to the girl, perhaps she cant have the farm girl so she is spiting her out of jealousy
8
Q
what does freeman say about this poem
A
it is brimming with aristocratic disdain
