John Torres "Catullus Poetry"

The poems were very strong filled with emotion. This is very similar to that of the Sappho poetry. The language was much more vulgar and straight forward. Many of the poems talk use sex as a metaphor. It is often referred to in a negative connotation and not brought up in a pleasurable way. The poems are mostly straight forward. The intentions are clearly brought up and explained. It is still interesting to see how gods are still used in the different context and are still vital parts of this literature. #48 is very interesting because it deals with kissing as opposed to sex and refers to the passion involved in making love.