wife's lament notes Flashcards
1
Q
this lyric is about a
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female
2
Q
the wife is in
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exile
3
Q
wave tumult is a kenning to the
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sea
4
Q
what is the cause of the lament
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husband left her, told her where to stay, (in a kind of cave) and the husband’s family is plotting against her
5
Q
what does the wife wish for
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the husband to be sad, to think of her, to always wear a happy expression, to depend on no one else for joy. to live in the worst place while drenched with water.
6
Q
what is the tone
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dark, bitter, joyless, gloomy, desolate, hopeless, lonely,
7
Q
who is the lord
A
the husband.
