"He Is More Than A Hero": The Love Of Lesbos
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Poetry is a form feelings, thoughts, and opinions. However, many
times in writing a poem, the poet reveals much more than just his or her
emotions. Society's beliefs and personalities are often portrayed. The
poem "He Is More Than A Hero" by Sappho shows that Ancient Greek culture
valued of love. ....
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.... I can't speak-
my tongue is broken." She wishes that she had the same relationship with
her love that he has.
The Greeks believed that love was so strong of an emotional
feeling that it could have physical effects. In the poem, the speaker
becomes ill from loving so much. She is hurt inside because she is not with
her love, and the emotional pain transforms to physical effects. "I drip
with sweat; trembling shakes my body and I turn paler than dry grass. At
such times death isn't far f ....
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