Poem 2
subject of this poem
what is sparrow?
who the poem is addressed to
What is you Venuses and Cupids?
How does Maggie take his coffee?
he doesn't
the plant that lies in Cyrene
What is Silphium?
The object that Marrucinus Asinius commonly steals
What is a napkin?
where the sparrow sits
What is Lesbias lap?
The sound that the sparrow makes
What is a chirp?
Maggies birthday (and year)
Oct 17, 200 BC
The origin of the sand
What is libyan?
the hand that Marrucinus Asinius uses
What is left?
The three actions Lesbia is accustomed to doing with the sparrow
What is playing, holding in lap, and biting?
The action the sparrow does on Lesbias lap
What is hop around hither and thither?
Why was Roman concrete so durable
What is volcanic ash which allowed it to heal itself when wet?
The amount they value the rumors
What is one penny?
The activity Marrucinus Asinius does at the parties (besides theft)
What is drinks and makes bad jokes?
The fruit that is mentioned
What is the golden apple?
The definition of "O miselle passer!"
What is "oh sweet sparrow"?
How were sea battles acted out in the colosseum
The consequence for people keeping track of their kisses
What is they will be bewitched/cursed?
The original place of the object
What is Spain?
The definition of the word "zonam"
What is girdle?
The name of the god of the underworld
Who is Oris?
The emperor who married a man for a short time
Who is Nero
Where does the word Basia come from?
It is a regional word for kisses, it is the first time it appears in literature, likely from his home in northern Italy
Either of Catullus's friends
Who is Fabullus and Veranius?