Catullus 85

This poem is one of the shorter poems that were made by Catullus, but he was able to give out a deep meaning from it by using eight verbs total. Verbs, such as amo and odi, show all the emotions that he is going through and how confusing the whole situation is to the character. Not to mention that love and hate are two polar opposites. The theme of the poem is despair, which is supported by second line, "nescio, sed fieri sento et excrucior," where the character admits to himself being tortured by conflicting emotions. Just as in poem 72, Catullus has his character faced with conflicting feelings for Lesbia by making love and hate go against each other.