Poem 92

In poem 92, Catullus writes about something he has previously written about in other poems. The poem starts off with, “Lesbia always speaks bad of me” but then writes in the next line, “may I die if Lesbia does not love me”. This theme of Lesbia trash talking him but him still being in love with her was seen in poem 83 when Catullus was happy with the fact that she was trash talking him to her husband because it meant she was thinking about him. This poem can be considered classical because it is a common theme in life to love someone at one point who may not love you back. It was something that happened in Ancient Rome thousands of years ago and it is something that can be seen in everyday life here in America in this day and age. I have had many friends who have really liked someone and the person does not feel the same way about them. Wanting to be loved or accepted by someone is an emotion everyone goes through at some point. As humans it is only natural to want to be accepted so the fact that Catullus decided to write about this very theme was smart on his part. Writing about something a lot of people can connect to is smart because when you can connect so something you like it. Because Catullus chose to write about a situation like this, a lot of people can connect to it because it is classical and people are still having the same issues thousands of years later which are why his poems are still read.