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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

OURANIA..

by Sappho.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

In the first ode (Ode IV), what is preventing the speaker from sleeping?

Q02of 10

In Ode IV, the speaker addresses 'Glykeia mater.' Who is she most likely addressing?

Q03of 10

What does the image of the setting moon and Pleiades at the opening of Ode IV primarily establish?

Q04of 10

In Ode V, the speaker says she is not 'palinkotos organ.' What does this reveal about her character?

Q05of 10

In Ode V, what two things does the speaker declare she loves above bitterness?

Q06of 10

The title 'ARETÊ KAI ÊDONÊ' for Ode V can be translated as 'Virtue and Pleasure.' How does this title relate to the ode's theme?

Q07of 10

In Ode VI, the groom is compared to a specific deity. Which god, and what does this comparison suggest?

Q08of 10

What is the structural role of 'hypsi dê to melathron / aeirate tektones andres' (raise high the roof-beam, carpenter men) in Ode VI?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of Ode IV compared to the tone of Ode VI?

Q10of 10

What literary technique is used when Ode IV opens with celestial imagery—the moon and Pleiades having set—before turning to the speaker's personal suffering?

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