Martial - Epigrams 7.3 Flashcards
1
Q
Translation
A
/~\/~\/~\/~\/~\/~\
2
Q
cur non mitto meos tibi, Pontiliane, libellos?
A
Why do I not send my little books to you, Pontilianus?
3
Q
ne mihu tu mittas, Pontiliane, tuos.
A
So that you do not send yours to me, Pontilianus.
4
Q
Stylistic analysis
A
Lines 1 and 2
5
Q
mitto… mittas,
A
Polyptoton - repetition to stress that NO sending will be taking place
6
Q
meos tibi… mihi… tuos.
A
Chiasmus - chiastic order emphasises difference between P and M’s poetry
7
Q
Pontiliane,
A
Patronising tone implied - by naming him, M distances himself from P
8
Q
libellos… tuos.
A
Rhyme - rhyme was unpopular and seen as bad poetry, further adding to the bad poetry theme
9
Q
?
A
Question - starting with a question engages the reader
10
Q
tuos.
A
EP - emphasises that he doesn’t want P’s poetry in particular
