Sappho

Question

What does the last line in poem 31 referred to?

Asked by Julia D #1108420 on 2/3/2021 4:34 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 2/3/2021 4:38 AM

Answered by Aslan on 2/3/2021 4:38 AM

The line is

and sweat pours coldly over me, and all
my body shakes, suddenly sallower
than summer grass, and death, I fear and feel,
is very near.

The last line refers to the speakers impending death.