Ever Changing Love- Poem 70 Flashcards
1
Q
‘nulli’
nobody
A
An emphatic opening.
2
Q
Themes
A
Explores the doubts and uncertainties of love.
3
Q
‘si se’ ‘ipse’
A
Neat sound pairing gives the line a light feeling.
4
Q
repetition of ‘dicit’
A
Adds a framework to the poem, but has a slightly different tone every time it is used.
5
Q
‘mulier’- ‘mulier mea’
woman- my woman
A
Clear distinction between Lesbia and other women- he is territorial, but it also conveys how infatuated with her he is- she is his and he has no interest in others.
6
Q
Contrast of this poem to the literature of the time.
A
Usually it is the women who get betrayed, but here it is the other way around.
