Sulpicia 3.15 Notes

Question 1

Who is this poem thought to be addressed to?

Answer 1

Cerinthus

Question 2

This poem is…

Answer 2

Chronological

Question 3

What is the ‘iter’?

Answer 3

The journey to Messalla’s villa

Question 4

What does the ‘iter triste’ pick up?

Answer 4

The ‘natalis… tristis’ in poem 3.14

Question 5

What does she see the lack of a journey as?

Answer 5

A lifted burden

Question 6

What does ‘iam licet’ echo? What device is it?

Answer 6

‘Non sinis’ in the previous poem. Parablepsy

Question 7

What is parablepsy?

Answer 7

Scribal oversight linking to another poem

Question 8

If the ‘suo’ on line 2 was actually ‘tuo’ who’s birthday would it be?

Answer 8

Cerinthus’

Question 9

Where is there objected repetition thought to be unnecessary?

Answer 9

‘Natali’. ‘Ille dies’ would be quite sufficient

Question 10

What other phrase does she repeat later on?

Answer 10

‘Evincere morbos’

Question 11

Why is Cerinthus ‘necopinanti’?

Answer 11

He doesn’t expect Sulpicia to be around and to celebrate her birthday with her.

Question 12

What is the objection to ‘necopinanti’?

Answer 12

He is expecting the birthday

Question 13

Is ‘necopinans’ familiar in poetry?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Is ‘necopinatus’ familiar in poetry?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

What is the effect of ‘triste’ and ‘puellae’ being next to each other on the line?

Answer 15

Shows how upset she is

Question 16

What sort of statement is the first line?

Answer 16

Indirect statement

Question 17

In what person does Sulpicia talk about herself in?

Answer 17

Third

Question 18

Did Cerinthus know she hated the journey to Messalla’s country estate?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Is the first line demanding?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Where is the parallel to poem 3.14?

Answer 20

‘Triste… agatur’

Question 21

What does she mean by the birthday being spent by all of us?

Answer 21

All of them as in both of them together or it could be she is expecting others like Messalla or the rest of the household

Question 22

What is the tone of ‘by chance’?

Answer 22

Sarcastic

Question 23

What links the ‘iter triste’ in this poem to the previous poem?

Answer 23

‘Impestiva’ pathway

Question 24

What is odd about ‘licet’?

Answer 24

It is impersonal because neither the person giving permission nor the one receiving permission is named

Question 25

What does ‘iter triste’ echo?

Answer 25

Legalistic tone of ‘arbitrio meo’

Question 26

Which word is hard to tell if it is present or perfect tense?

Answer 26

‘Venit’