Sulpicia 3.14 Flashcards
Which poem does this form a pair with?
3.15
Invisus natalis adest
my hated birthday is here
invisus - strong first word. Sets tone for rest of poem
Who is mentioned for the first time in line 2?
Cerinthus
Dulcis urbe quid est?
what is sweeter than the city?
rhetorical q- rhetorical device to further her argument
puellae
young girl
emphasises her youth
Arretino
Arretian
Arretium is a town in Tuscany, presumably where Messalla’s villa is.
frigidus amnis
cold river
refers to the river Arno (2nd biggest river after the Tiber), notably cold.
iam, nimium Messalla me studiose, quiescas
may you now chill out Messalla, you are too fond of me!
iam brings attention to current timeframe
Messalla is her uncle
quiescas- this verb suggests she feels crowded and trapped
saepe
the roads are OFTEN unseasonable
shows she has to make this journey a lot
hic animum sensusque meos abducta relinquo
If I’m taken away I will leave my heart and my feelings here in Rome
abducta- melodramatic, somewhat humourous
…esse meo
of my own free will.
ends the poem on herself. egocentric?
