Wednesday, November 25, 2020

A Lesson Plan: Counting Kisses, A Lesson in Hyperbole

 

“Counting Kisses:”

A Lesson Plan in Hyperbole

Objective:

Students Will Be Able To:  analyze the hyperbolic trope of counting kisses in the poems of Catullus and Martial to infer some perspectives of Roman sexuality

Essential Questions

·         What is hyperbole?

·         Who was Catullus? What was his contribution to Roman literature?

·         Who was Martial? What was his contribution to Roman literature?

·         How do you count in Latin?

Do Roman poets use different imagery in erotic poetry to men vs. to women? 

LGBT Meets SPQR Lesson Plan 10: Counting Kisses, A Lesson in Hyperbole


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