Sappho Fragment Revision And Diagram Takeaway

Opening of her arms] invites

Everyone except her lover] all not

Cherishes the moment] feast

Thinking about her lover, Hera] for Hera

The only problem is, she is not here and will never come back]as long as

 

Page 31:  I created a diagram to display two specific things, her deep love and her loss of hope. She states in the poem, “He”. It really lights up my ear and it makes me feel as if she is trying to trick the reader into who she really is referring to. As she keeps the reader on their feet she continues discussing her feeling when she hears her lover speaking. She seems impoverished because she does not know how to control her love anymore. She is desperate and she feels like she is almost “dead”, as it seems to her. She describes this lover and her heart beats from love. She compares him equal to gods, which is an extreme sign of respect in greek culture.

 

 

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