These resources may be useful for teachers chosing option 04 - Verse Literature A
Texts for examination in 2025 and 2026
Baucis et Philemon
lines 1–76: story explorer and audio recording
otium
Poetry and friendship (third text on page)
story explorer and audio recording
Catullus invites a friend to dinner (fourth text on page)
story explorer and audio recording
Texts for examination in 2023 and 2024
Echo et Narcissus
lines 1–82 only, (aspicit ... albis):
story explorer and audio recording
amor
How many kisses? (first poem on page)
story explorer and audio recording
Conflicting emotions (third poem on page)
story explorer and audio recording
Love will not let the poet sleep (last poem on page)
story explorer and audio recording
Texts for examination in 2020, 2021 and 2022
Oxford Latin Anthology extracts
Texts for examination in 2018 and 2019
vita rustica et vita urbana
The sights, sounds and seasons of the countryside (second poem on page):
A country spring (fourth poem on page):
story explorer and audio recording
story explorer and audio recording
The town mouse and the country mouse (last poem on page):
story explorer and audio recording
story explorer and audio recording
de cultu deorum et vita hominum
Recipe for happiness (second poem on page):
Spring and thoughts of mortality (third poem on page):
story explorer and audio recording
story explorer and audio recording
