Ode To Anactoria By Sappho

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Sappho, a lyric poet who lived during the Archaic Age of Greece, was so gifted at her craft that she was regarded by the Greeks as the tenth muse. (EH 45) Out of all the solo lyrics composed by Sappho around the time of 600 BCE, only one poem and fragments of others are still available today. (EH 45) Fragment 16 of Sappho’s remaining poetry has since been referred by the title “Ode to Anactoria” (poems of sappho james myers o'hara) This fragment is an example of monody, also known as the solo lyric. Solo lyrics are simplistic and style; either using one line of verse or repetition of a short stanza pattern. (EH 45) The poem utilizes both masculine and feminine imagery which provides a look at the different perspectives that men and women

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