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CATULLUS 109

CATULLUS 109. PROMISES FULFILLED?. Iucundum, mea vita, mihi proponis amorem. What case is mea vita? What does iucundum modify? What is the subject? Translation: My life, you promise that love will be pleasant for me…. Hunc nostrum inter nos perpetuumque fore. Where does –que fit in?

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CATULLUS 109

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  1. CATULLUS 109 PROMISES FULFILLED?

  2. Iucundum, mea vita, mihi proponis amorem • What case is mea vita? • What does iucundum modify? • What is the subject? • Translation: My life, you promise that love will be pleasant for me…

  3. Hunc nostrum inter nos perpetuumque fore. • Where does –que fit in? • What does hunc refer to? • What figurative device is present here? • Note the sound system of this line. What is the effect? • Translation: and that this (love) of ours will be eternal…

  4. Di magni, facite ut vere promittere possit, • What form is di magni? • Why is facite plural? • What kind of ut clause is present here? • What part of speech is vere? • Translation: Great gods, allow (make) that she is able to promise this truly…

  5. Atque id sincere dicat et ex animo • Why is dicat subjunctive? • To what does id refer? • What part of speech is sincere? • In what other context have we seen animo? • Translation: and also that she say this sincerely and from the soul

  6. Ut liceat nobis tota perducere vita • What kind of clause does ut introduce? • What case is nobis? Why? • What case is tota vita? • Translation: in order that it is permitted for us to ________ for our entire lives

  7. Aeternum hoc sanctae foedus amicitiae • What is missing in this line? • What does aeternum modify? • What case is sanctae amicitiae? • What are the significance of sanctae, foedus, and amicitiae? • Translation: and that this be an eternal bond of friendship

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