Sulpicia 3.18 Notes Flashcards
What joins this poem to the previous one?
Paradosis
What was thought to be all one poem?
3.17 and 3.18
What are some syntactical features Sulpicia uses?
Comparatives Iussive subjunctives Focused use of ‘iam’ and ‘nunc’ ‘Quod’ noun clauses Infinitives as penultimate word in pentameter and perfect infinitives as penultimate word in hexameter (perfect infinitives generally)
What is the effect of having an infinitive as the penultimate word in a pentameter line?
Gives a trochee shape
What are elegiac poets’ style with regards to infinitives?
They are fond of perfect infinitives and often use it when a present infinitive would be expected
Why does Sulpicia use infinitives?
Metrical convenience
What is colloquial here?
‘Ne tibi sim… si’
How do we know Sulpicia uses real colloquialism in the first line?
Kühner-Stegmann confirms it and Cicero’s uses
How does this poem link to Catullus’ poetry?
‘Si quicquam’
Structurally with one long sentence
In prose, what case would you expect ‘cura’ to be in?
Dative
What phrase is not found elsewhere?
‘Fervida cura’
What style/ case is ‘mea lux’?
Vocative address
Who does ‘mea lux’ normally refer to in poetry?
A woman
Does ‘cuius’ refer to ‘quicquam’?
Yes
What is a common phrase from here in Ovid?
‘Paenituisse (sic)’
What is a poetic phrase?
‘Hesterna… nocte’
Which word is regular in prose?
Heri
What does Sulpicia show here?
A gender role reversal
What is ‘ardor’?
The fire of love
How is the last line climactic?
4 word pentameter
How many sentences is this poem?
1
What could dactyls show?
She is angry and is genuinely worries about what she has done
What does Sulpicia call herself?
Stupid
What are the different time frames used?
‘Iam’
‘Paucos ante… dies’
‘Tota… iuventa’
‘Hesterna… noctem
Why has she used different time frames?
Considered, clever structuring, intricate and to show she is in control of herself
Which two lines are spondeic?
3 and 5
Where does ‘fuisse’ link back to?
Poem 3.13
Why does she finish the poem with ‘meum’?
Stylistic to get him to focus on her
Why does she compose herself?
This is important to her
What tone is this poem?
Apologetic
Was it a mutual agreement to keep quiet about their love?
No which is why she is apologetic
How does Sulpicia feel during this poem?
Seriously worried for their relationship and embarrassed after she did something wrong
What could Sulpicia have done to be apologetic about?
Blanked Cerinthus as the forum or pretended they weren’t together. Playing hard to get or didn’t want to discuss relationship in front of certain people present?
What is the message in this poem?
Things were good in the recent past but she cannot deserve it if she has done something wrong
What is interesting about the sequence of the poem?
She leaves her mistake until the end to create tension and show she is ashamed to mention it. Puts it off.
What is ‘mea lux’ a term of?
Affection
What can we infer from the expression ‘mea lux’?
As this poem was written by Sulpicia perhaps this was a favourite expression of hers
The phrase with ‘aeque’ uses the indicative or subjunctive?
Indicative
What case is ‘tota iuventa’? What does this show?
Ablative of time and because Sulpicia is still young, it means throughout her whole life
What sort of words does she use?
Contracted
What does the heavy spondees suggest?
She is speaking slowly and deliberately to try hard to convince Cerinthus
What precedes ‘cuius’?
‘Quicquam’
What is ‘quod’?
A conjunction not relative pronoun
What else links to 3.13?
She insists their love should not be hidden
