WorksheetsCatullus 3
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
Catullus addresses (a) .
Lūgēte, Ō Venerēs Cupīdinēsque
The people mentioned afterwards are described as (a) .
et quantum est hominum venustiōrum:
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
The sparrow (a) its (b) like a (c) to a (d)
nam mellītus erat suamque nōrat
ipsam tam bene quam puella mātrem
The sparrow's favorite spot was (a)
nec sēsē ā gremiō illīus movēbat
The bird was always (a) .
sed circumsiliēns modo hūc modo illūc
What did the bird do for Lesbia alone?
ad sōlam dominam ūsque pīpiābat.
sing
eat
dance
live
Where is the bird now?
qui nunc it per iter tenebricōsum
Lesbia's lap
traveling
the Underworld
its cage
the forest
Catullus says what about the Underworld?
illūc, unde negant redīre quemquam.
no one can return from it
it is under the earth
it is cold
it is a place of solace
What does Catullus wish for those in the Underworld?
at vōbīs male sit, malae tenebrae
Orcī, quae omnia bella dēvorātis:
that they return the sparrow
that things go poorly for them
that he admit him
that they care for the sparrow
In the end, Catullus describes Lesbia as (a) .
flendō turgidulī rubent ocellī.
What is the tone of the poem?
sad
joyful
hyperbolic
angry
