loeb 94 Flashcards
what is the name of loeb 94
honestly i want to die
what does the opening line illustrate
the extremity of love; sappho presents love as pain/death
what quote shows the lover addressing sappho at the moment of parting - perhaps the lover is going into marriage
i do not want to leave you
what is the significance of ‘i’ and ‘you’ beinf at opposite ends of the statement
separation of pronouns emphasises separation of them
wat quote presents a shift in the tone of the poem - after this the rest of the poem recalls happy times sappho shares with the woman
that we had good times
what are wreaths associated with
female sexuality and fertility (yonic)
victory
funerals
what quote presents a tricolon of flowers
violets roses crocuses
what is the significance of the tricolon of flowers
sappho likes pretty things associated with female sexual desire
where do we have evidence that sappho is moving down the body
‘placed around your head’
‘your lovely neck’
what does John Rauk argue about this poem
the work was not intended as a poem of concolation but as a lament for sapphos loss of her lover
where can we see the use of enjambment
6th stanza
you perfumed yourseld/ with so much perfume
what is the significance of the enjambment
feels wistful, reeling off memories as they come to mind
what quote indicates high society
soft bed
what could soft bed allude to
sexual imagery
female symposium
what does wilamowitz say the soft bed is about
sleep
