People in Catullus
Who is the woman Catullus loved deeply and wrote many poems about?
Who is Lesbia?
What pet does Lesbia have in poems 2 and 3 that dies tragically?
What is a Sparrow?
What short poem expresses love and hate at the same time?
What is Catullus 85 ("I hate and I love")?
What does Asinius Marrucinus steal, which angers Catullus?
What are napkins?
In poem 5, how many kisses does Catullus ask for (give any of the amounts)?
What is a thousand or a hundred?
Who does Catullus dedicate his first poem to?
Who is Cornelius?
What mythical location does the dead bird travel to in poem 3?
What is the underworld / Orcus?
Which poem has Catullus telling himself to stop being foolish and let the girl go?
What is Catullus 8?
What verbal mistake does Arrius constantly make?
What is adding an 'h' to words (like “hadvantages”)?
Why does Catullus say he mixes up the number of kisses in poem 5?
So that no one can give them the evil eye.
Which famous Roman orator does Catullus sarcastically praise?
Who is Cicero?
In poem 69, what animal does Catullus claim lives under Rufus’s arm?
What is a goat?
In Catullus 70, where does the poet say a woman’s promises should be written?
What is the wind and fast-flowing water?
In Catullus 43, what physical features does the unattractive woman have? (Name any two.)
What are a not-small nose, not-pretty foot, not-long fingers, etc.?
In poem 7, Catullus compares his kisses to what astronomical and geographical images?
What are stars and grains of Libyan sand?
Which two friends does Catullus call upon in Catullus 11 to deliver a message to Lesbia?
Who are Furius and Aurelius?
What creature does Catullus sarcastically suggest gave birth to a cruel woman in poem 60?
What is a lioness or Scylla?
What poem does Catullus use to say goodbye to his dead brother?
What is Catullus 101?
What "book" does Catullus call “pooped paper” and offer to the gods?
What are the Annals of Volusius?
What poem says that Catullus feels like a god is watching Lesbia laugh?
What is Catullus 51?
Which two friends gave Catullus a Spanish napkin that he cherished?
Who are Fabullus and Veranius?
In Catullus 22, what farm animals does the poet compare a bad poet to?
What is a goat milker or ditch digger?
What metaphor does Catullus use in poem 11 for how Lesbia’s love has been destroyed?
What is a flower touched by a plow?
In poem 44, what caused Catullus to get sick with a cough?
What is reading the speeches of Sestius?
In poem 72, why does Catullus say Lesbia has become “cheaper” even though he still burns for her?
Because knowing her better made him respect her less.