Sappho

After reading several of Sappho's poems, it can be inferred that she uses a lot of imagery and details. An example is "stars around the beautiful moon... hiding their glittering forms". Not only does she stress on scenery, she also uses nature to conjure of how powerful love can move her heart. Another example is "Love shook my heart...like the wind on the mountain". It can be inferred that she tries to use things such as nature and the sky which are familiar to the readers to describe how she is feeling. When she is mentioning her Muses in the poems, it can be inferred that she is attracted to woman because of the way she describes them.

- Lillian Lai