Sappho was an ancient greek poet who contributed to the genre of lyric poetry. in contrast to epic poetry, which was predominant before sappho's time,
sappho's poetry focused on the sapphic form of lyric poetry, which is named for sappho, is notable for

1.
a. the actions of mythical heroes and gods
b. abstract philosophical ideas such as existence
c. personal topics such as love and loss
d. a chronological sequence of historical events

2.
a. the feeling of uncertainty that the varying meter suggests
b. the cyclic feel that the stanza structure produces
c. the abrupt and startling ending of each stanza
d. the sense of monotony that the uniform pentameter creates

C. Personal topics such as love and loss

B. The cyclic feel that the stanza structure produces

Sappho was a Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. Her lyric poetry is particularly well-known. In this type of poetry, Sappho explored deeply personal topics, such as love and loss. She is also considered a pioneer in the description of romantic love between women. She was a well-known poet during her time, and was greatly admired throughout antiquity.

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it

"character is what you are in the dark." dwight lyman moody, in this very witty quotation of his, states we act and think differently when we are "in the dark", that is, when the spotlight is not on us and everyone can see us and consequently judge us. when reading, we tend to be sympathetic to some characters and their dilemmas. by being so, we are saying to ourselves that we agree with those characters' acts and choices, even if they are morally questionable if we have common sense in mind. dwight lyman moody's quotation applies very well to "crime and punishment", by   19th century russian writer fiodor dostoyevsky. raskolnikov, the main character, a former law student who spends his days reflecting upon life and its misery, draws a fatal conclusion: mankind is divided in two main categories: ordinary and extraordinary people. the first are the ones who lead a run-of-the-mill existence and are full of imperfections; the latter are the ones who are spiritually superior, the ones who always know better, and have the right to judge the ordinary ones, as well as eliminate them if for common good. raskolnikov considers himself as belonging to the extraordinary category and decides to kill an old lady who is a money lender and in whose house he rents a small room. raskolnikov compares himself to napoleon, who had the undeniable right to execute tons of people during the war in order to save his nation. of course what the main character decides to do is a horrendous crime, but as readers we feel it is the right thing for him to do, since the victim is a mean old woman who only thinks about money and keeps humiliating her younger sister. what one experiences is a mixture of sympathy and empathy for the character, even though he decides to commit homicide, which is not at all accepted or tolerated by civilized citizens. however, since readers are "in the dark", they allow themselves to feel in ways they would probably never dare to confess to anyone, no matter how nasty or vicious a character can be. after all, they are just reading and doing no harm. in other words, readers are in the dark and can be who they are without being judged.