Non Sum Qualis

Question 1

Who was NSQ written by

Answer 1

Ernest Dowson

Question 2

3 quotes of NSQ

Answer 2

1. ‘Sick of an old passion’
2. ‘I have been faithful to thee, Cynara! in my fashion’
3. ‘Then falls thy shadow’

Question 3

Sick of an old passion

Answer 3

Regular repetition
‘Sick’- obsession and desire is an illness
Desperation as nothing else satisfies
‘Old’ wants to be forgotten

Question 4

I have been faithful to thee

Answer 4

Reader questions perception of faithfulness
Obsessive
Ambiguity about his behaviour- excuses for his actions

Question 5

Then falls thy shadow

Answer 5

Cyclical- symbolises Cynara’s constant presence
Haunting in a good or bad way?
Thy- still feels close as if talking to her

Question 6

What period was NSQ

Answer 6

Renaissance/ Industrial