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1
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What does the hunting imagery tell lovers?

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Lovers must be like hunters and fishermen, whatever their prey

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‘Tuis’ is at the end of line 1 for emphasis. Why?

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Impose responsibility on the recipient

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What sort of grammatical feature is ‘ubi tendat’?

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Relative purpose clause

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What sort of clause is common in this type of poem?

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Relative purpose clause

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5
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‘Frendens’ is used a lot to describe what?

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A wild boar

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6
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Give a passive verb in the first five lines?

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Natentur

To teem

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7
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How does Ovid emphasise the endurance of his love affair?

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On line 6, the words ‘longe… Amori’ are separated

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What sort of imagery is in the first 5 lines?

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Hunting imagery

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9
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What do we know from Catullus about love affairs?

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Short love affairs are preferred by poets of the time

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What is Ovid’s love affair like? Is this unusual?

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Long

What he obtains is different and less transitory to the general poet society

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What is his tone like in lines 6-7? Give evidence

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Direct

‘Disce’ imperative

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How are lines 6-7 emphasised?

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Hyberbation- unnatural word order

‘Ante’ should belong with ‘disce’ but they are separated

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How is ‘puella’ use poetically in line 7?

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It is used as a singular when the meaning is plural

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What do his instructions mean on line 9 onwards. Give the examples of how this is juxtaposed

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He who is seeking love need not journey far

Perseus beheaded Medusa
Paris won Helen

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What is the story of Perseus and Andromeda?

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Perseus beheaded Medusa with his eyes turned away to avoid her eyes. He was on his way past Ethiopia when he saw Princess Andromeda chained to a rock as a sacrifice to the sea monster. He killed the monster and brought her home as his bride

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16
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What does Ovid mean when he says india? How do we know?

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Ethiopia

‘Nigris’

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17
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What is the story of Paris?

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Paris won Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world as a prize for choosing Aphrodite as the fairest Greek goddess. He had to travel from Troy to Sparta to steal her from husband Menelaus

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18
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What in line twelve emphasises the abundance of girls in Rome?

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Alliteration of ‘t’ sounds

19
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What does the alliteration of ‘t’ sounds in line 12 reflect?

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The abundance of girls in Rome

20
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What does the force of the past tense ‘fuit’ show?

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The Rome of Ovid’s day contains as many kinds of girl as the whole of the ancient world

21
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What imagery is used in lines 14-16? What grammar? What does this show?

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Nature imagery
Similes
Depicts the countless number of women
E.g. As many as the stars, birds etc

22
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Where does Catullus use nature imagery and similes like Ovid?

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In his poem ‘how many kisses?’

23
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What in line 13 onwards emphasises the vast number of women?

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Anaphora of ‘quot’

24
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What balances out the ‘quot’ section?

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A final ‘tot’ on line 16

25
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How does Ovid create a similarity between women and stars?

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The dissyllabic rhyming (each word of two syllables) to strengthen the comparison

26
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Why does Ovid use ‘tua’ on line 16?

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To encourage his audience to take as much pride in their city as he does and realise how much it has to offer

27
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What is the general meaning of ‘caperis’ in latin love poetry? What does this show?

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To capture one’s heart
To conquer

The love game is also a battle

28
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In the context of this poem, what does ‘iuvenem’ mean?

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Young girl

Even though it is masculine

29
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Where is polyptoton used in the poem?

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Line 20

‘Iuvenem… Iuvenes’

30
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What is the effect of using polyptoton?

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Adds stylistic flair to the poem

31
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Where does he suggest is particularly popular with young girls?

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The theatre

32
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Where is featured largely in poems regarding the pursuit of love?

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Theatres

33
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What word picks up hunting language from the start of the poem?

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‘Venare’

34
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What sort of poem is Ovid’s?

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Didactic

Aims to teach the audience

35
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Give an agricultural metaphor and the meaning

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‘Fertiliora’

More fertile

36
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In lines 23-24, Ovid presents four options. What does this reflect? What else emphasises this?

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Reflects the multiplicity of love available

Anaphora

37
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Why can ‘quod’ be used in these poems?

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Used in contexts where it is desired to refer to the variety of something

38
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What is chiastic in lines 23-24?

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The arrangement of the four phrases

Love, lust, lust, love

39
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Why does Ovid use a nature simile of ants and bees?

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To add vividness, aptness and humour

40
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How do bees and ants relate to girls?

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Ants go constantly to and from their store
Bees flit from flower to flower
Like how the girls of Rome go from theatre to theatre

41
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How are lones 25-30 a stylistic arrangement?

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Split into three pairs
Two for ants
Two for bees
Two for the women

42
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Give examples of poetic singulars that’s meanings can be plural

A

Femina
Formica
Iuvenem

43
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What are Ovid’s feelings in line 30? Give an example

A

Pretends to be perplexed by the richness of choice

‘Copia’ gives an erotic sense

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