Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes)
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Poem 7 ("Quaeris quot mihi basiationes") is a famous Latin love poem by Catullus in which he playfully attempts to quantify the countless kisses he desires from his beloved Lesbia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
ⓘ
love poem ⓘ lyric poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressee | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim | to express boundless desire ⓘ |
| author | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Carmina Catulli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman love poetry ⓘ |
| genre | neoteric poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
astronomical imagery
ⓘ
geographical imagery ⓘ |
| influence | later European love poetry ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enumeration
ⓘ
hyperbole ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoteric movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Lesbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan sands ⓘ kisses ⓘ oracles of Jupiter ⓘ sacred tomb of Battus ⓘ silphium-bearing Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metricalForm | hendecasyllabic verse ⓘ |
| motif |
counting the uncountable
ⓘ
innumerable kisses ⓘ secrecy from the evil eye ⓘ |
| numberInCatullusCorpus | 7 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript transmission ⓘ |
| period | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Catullus 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToCatullus5 | develops the theme of innumerable kisses GENERATED ⓘ |
| requests | countless kisses ⓘ |
| settingImagery |
Cyrene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan desert NERFINISHED ⓘ night sky ⓘ |
| survivesIn | Verona manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
ⓘ
hyperbole ⓘ kisses ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Quaeris quot mihi basiationes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
erotic
ⓘ
exaggerated ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman love elegy precursor ⓘ |
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