loeb 95 Flashcards
1
Q
what is loeb 95 called
A
gongyla
2
Q
what is the reason for sapphos pain and suffering in this poem
A
a breakup between her and gongyla
3
Q
what quote presents a key topos in sapphic poetry being love as death
A
a certain longing to die grips me
4
Q
what type of language is used in ‘a certain longing to die grips me’
A
visceral and aggressive language, power of desire
5
Q
what is the significance of ‘lotus’
A
lotus is a flower that narcotizes the hordes of death in the underworld
-fruit of forgettfulness and desire
6
Q
what is rhe ‘banks of acheron’
A
the river in the underworld
