loeb 121

Question 1

what is loeb 121 called

Answer 1

if you care about me

Question 2

what is the idication of sapphos use of past tense in the first line

Answer 2

suggests past intimcy

Question 3

what indication do we have that this is not the voice of sappho

Answer 3

sappho would have been in a position of power so would not say ‘i would never want to be the older one’

Question 4

what feeling does this poem evoke

Answer 4

shame related with aging

Question 5

what quote presents the idea of shame related with aging

Answer 5

i never want to be the older one in a relationship

Question 6

if this is the voice of sappho what could it tell us about her

Answer 6

perhaps an indication of vanity. she wants to feel beautiful and youth is often synonymous with beauty in the ancient world