2. Latin Love Elegy
Essay Planning

3. Ovid 1.1
How effectively does Ovid present himself as a victim in this poem? [15]
How does Ovid present elegiac pentameter in this passage? [15]
How does Ovid use characterisation in this poem? [15]
How does Ovid make this poem a dramatic opening to his Amores? [15]
To what extent does 1.1 reveal Ovid’s agenda for the Amores? [15]

4. Ovid 2.5 (1-30)
How effectively does Ovid present his unfaithful lover in this section?[15]
How does Ovid use humour in this passage? [15]
“Ovid only ever talks about himself” To what extent does this statement apply to this passage? [15]
To what extent is this passage of a type with Amores 1.1? [15]
How does Ovid present himself in this passage? [15]

5. Ovid 2.5 (30-62) How does Ovid make this passage poetic? [15]
How effectively does Ovid present the union between himself and his lover? [15]
How does Ovid use irony in this passage? [15]
How does the characterisation of Ovid’s lover change throughout this passage? [15]
How does the tone of the poem change throughout Amores 2.5? [15]

6. Propertius 1.1(1-22) How does Propertius present Cynthia? [15]
How effectively does Propertius present love in this passage? [15]
How does Propertius present himself in this passage? [15]
How far is this a good opening poem? [15]
How effectively does Propertius use mythology in this passage? [15]

7. Propertius 1.1(22-end)
How effectively does Propertius use emotion in this passage? [15]
How effectively does Propertius create a dialogue with the reader in this passage? [15]
To what extent does this passage promise a good collection of lover poetry? [15]
How ironic is Propertius’ presentation of love? [15]
How does Propertius make this passage dramatic?[15]

8. Tibullus 1.1(1-20)
How does Tibullus present country life in this passage? [15]
To what extent is this passage a love poem? [15]
How does the poet present himself in this passage? [15]
How does Tibullus present the gods in this passage? [15]
Is this a good introduction to love poetry?[15]

9. Tibullus 1.1(20-40)
How does Tibullus present life’s simple pleasures? [15]
Analyse the role of nature in this section? [15]
How effectively does Tibullus use personnae in this passage? [15]
How does Tibullus present his relationship with the gods in this passage? [15]
To what extent could it be argued that this passage is about love?[15]

10. Tibullus 1.1(40-60)
To what extent is this passage celebrating the ideas of ‘satis’? [15]
How effectively does Tibullus compare himself to a soldier? [15]
How is Tibullus’ mistresses presented in this passage? [15]
What role does Messalla play in this poem? [15]
To what extent is this passage about contrast?[15]

11. Tibullus 1.1(60-end)
How far is the theme of death appropriate in this passage? [15]
How is Delia presented in this section? [15]
How effectively does Tibullus use emotion in this passage? [15]
How does Tibullus present himself in this poem? [15]
Is this poem about wealth or about love?[15]