Catullus 8

What has Catullus travelled across to get to his brother's tomb?

• many nations

• many mountains

• many seas

• many motorways

Why is Catullus in this part of the Roman empire (near Troy)?

• he's on holiday

• he lives here

• he is about to serve on the provincial staff in Bithynia

In lines 3-4 Catullus says he has come here to do what?

• to present the final gift of death

• to refurbish the tomb

• to inscribe a message on his tomb

• to speak to his brother's final ashes

Who has taken his brother away from him according to Catullus?

• the rolling sea

• the gods

• Fate

• illness

Line 5: mihi tete - what literary technique is this?

• juxtaposition - emphasises the close relationship they had and how his brother has been ripped away from him

• strong word choice - "taken away" and "stolen" suggest this loss was completely unfair

• personification - "fortune" becomes a person making the snatching more vivid.

• emotive language - Catullus is trying to speak to his brother but he obviously can't return his words

line 9: "receive".... what is Catullus presenting to his brother?

• the funeral gifts

• a flower garland

• his words

How are the gifts described in line 9?

• small but important

• covered in Catullus' tears

• large and golden

How does he end the poem?

• Rest in peace

• now and forver

• hail and farewell

• brother

What literary device is used throughout the poem?

• grandiloquent language - Catullus wants to show this is important to him

• imperatives - Catullus is desperate to speak to his brother

• perfect tense - makes this address more final and emotional

• "m" sounds - to create the impression that Catullus is crying as he is speaking

Catullus repeats the word _______________ to show the closeness he has with his brother