Catullus 3

Catullus addresses ​ (a)   .

Lūgēte, Ō Venerēs Cupīdinēsque

• deities of love
• ghosts of the underworld
• his girlfriend
• the muse of poetry

The people mentioned afterwards are described as ​ (a)   .

et quantum est hominum venustiōrum:

• attractive
• intelligent
• cruel
• sad

What literary device is addressing people (or things) not really there?

Lūgēte, Ō Venerēs Cupīdinēsque,
et quantum est hominum venustiōrum

• apostrophe

• litotes

• metonymy

• polysyndeton

The sparrow of Lesbia is now ...

passer mortuus est meae puellae,

(a)  

Which word shows how Lesbia felt about her pet sparrow?

Lūgēte, Ō Venerēs Cupīdinēsque,
et quantum est hominum venustiōrum:
passer mortuus est meae puellae,
passer, dēliciae meae puellae,
quem plūs illa oculīs suīs amābat.
nam mellītus erat suamque nōrat
ipsam tam bene quam puella mātrem,
nec sēsē ā gremiō illīus movēbat,
sed circumsiliēns modo hūc modo illūc

• lugete

• amabat

• norat

• circumsiliens

Lesbia loved her pet sparrow more than her...

quem plūs illa oculīs suīs amābat

(a)  

The description of the sparrow highlights its ​ (a)   .

nam mellītus erat suamque nōrat

ipsam tam bene quam puella mātrem

• sweet devotion
• keen intelligence
• fierce loyalty
• beautiful appearance
• melodic songs

The sparrow ​ (a)   its ​ (b)   like a ​ (c)   to a ​ (d)  

nam mellītus erat suamque nōrat

ipsam tam bene quam puella mātrem

• knows
• mistress
• daughter
• mother
• loves
• husband
• wife
• sister
• brother
• pet

The sparrow's favorite spot was ​ (a)  

nec sēsē ā gremiō illīus movēbat

• Lesbia's lap
• its cage
• the sky
• Lesbia's hand

The bird was always​ (a)   .

sed circumsiliēns modo hūc modo illūc

• in motion
• singing
• pecking at its mistress
• trying to escape