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Catullus poem 70, key, summary of text, english translation - Coggle…

- - - - dicit - says
        
        mulier - women
        
        mea - my
        
        nubere - marry
        
        malle - prefers
        
        quam - than
        
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      - nulli - nobody
      - se - she
      - nulli is promotion promoting the idea of marrying no one else
        
        Dicit is also repeated later on to emphasise what she says is not reliable long term
- - - - non - not
        
        si - if
        
        se - he/she
        
        Luppiter - Jupiter
        
        ipse - himself
        
        petat - make for
      - Jupiter is an Ironic choice as he has had lots of love affairs
- - - - dicit - she says
        
        sed - but
        
        mulier - a women
        
        cupido - passionate
        
        quod - what
        
        dicit - says to her
        
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      - Dicit is also repeated later on to emphasise what she says is not reliable long term
- - - - in - in
        
        vento - wind
        
        et - and
        
        rapida - fast
        
        scribere - written
        
        oportet - flowing
        
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      - aqua and rapida are separated to show/mimic the words being washed away
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