Catullus 46

In Catullus’s forty sixth poem he has placed three major divisions in his work which are important. The first division is the arrival of spring. Here Catullus wants to show the reader how spring is a time of change and division. It is a time where the cold air is met by warmth of the summer’s breeze. The weather is transforming and Catullus’ states this division as “egelidos tempores”[chilly warmth](L1). Another problem Catullus has is his leaving to go home. Although he must leav...