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    Sagasti Year 11 Visual analysis of the poem “Lament” by Gillian Clarke In the poem ‘Lament’ the poet is talking about war and other disasters‚ created by man‚ which destroys the world. “Lament” is an elegy‚ an expression of grief. It can be a sad‚ military tune played on a bugle. She is talking about how the animals are affected and she uses them as a device for empathy from the reader. Even in the title she is starting with a gloomy picture. “Lament” means the expression of pain or regret. By

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    Syfers- I Want a Wife Vocab: 1. Nurturant- warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care. “I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children‚ who arranges for their schooling‚ makes sue they have an adequate social life with their peers‚ takes them to the park‚ the zoo‚ etc.” 2. Entail- to cause or involve by necessity. “And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy.” 3. Adherence- to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling

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    2014 The Seafarer & The wife’s lament Mother Teresa said‚ “The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved”. I agree because in “The Wife’s Lament” we learn that the speaker is feeling both unloved and lonely. In “The Seafarer” the speaker demonstrates his love for the sea‚ but in reality he is alone because he does not have anyone around him. We learn that loneliness is a common emotion that speaker feels in “The Wife’s Lament” and “The Seafarer”. These two

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    Vocabulary 1) A)Lament- An expression of grief or sorrow B)Antithesis- Contrast or opposition C)Obfuscatory- To confuse‚ bewilder‚ or stupefy D)Pedantry-Slavish attention to rules‚ details E)Epiphany-an appearance or manifestation‚ especially of a deity. F)Rigor- A severe or harsh act‚ circumstance‚ ect G)Bouillabaisse-a soup or stew containing several kinds of fish and often shellfish‚ usually combined with olive oil‚tomatoes‚ and saffron. 2) According to lockhart a mathematician is

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    Seafarer and The Wife’s Lament Exile When you are forced out of your own life‚ put in exile‚ banished; loneliness can take over your very being. The poems The Seafarer and The Wife’s Lament is encoded with a mournful and forlorn mood. All the way through these poems immense passion is expressed about the exile of individuals. They show the battle of how being sentenced to destitute can change your view on life‚ and makes you value the little things‚ which is something worth learning for

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    Chaucer’s character‚ the Wife of Bath‚ grabs the reader’s attention immediately as she sets the stage for giving an account of her beliefs on love and life: “Housbondes at chirche dore I have had five.” Because of her blunt honesty at the very beginning of her Prologue‚ the reader senses that the Wife of Bath feels no shame and carries no regrets about her many marriages. This is confirmed when the Wife proclaims‚ “Of whiche I have piked out the beste.” She displays two attitudes throughout the piece:

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    Curley’s wife has no name and is initially seen as the possession of her husband. She is also a good-looking lady who wears quite a bit of makeup‚ form-fitting dresses‚ and ostrich feathered-high heels. As the only woman on the ranch‚ Curley’s wife is lonely and sad – something her marriage to Curley only makes worse. She reveals throughout the course of the story that she is unhappy in her marriage because her husband seems to care little for her‚ and is really more interested in talking about himself

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    The Exeter Texts (A discussion of different kinds of viking texts.) The Exeter consists of The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament. These stories are different collections of viking texts‚ they begin to show different sides of these people. During this time period‚ people craved adventure‚ glory‚ and women craved love. These stories are about anglo saxons and their adventures that they crave everyday‚ they live their lives everyday as if it were their last‚ they spend everyday in their

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    The Anglo-Saxons are the people who gave us the first masterpieces of English literature. ”The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament” all came from the Exeter Book. The Exeter Book originally belong to the Leofric era ( reference ).The leofric era was from (c.958-1028).The first bishop of exeter had donated the exeter book to the exeter cathedral library. The three poems are similar in style and content. “The Seafarer” is about men who made a living on a boat. The people had to leave

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    Jesus is an authentic relationship with God featuring ups and downs‚ and yet a desire to worship in the midst of pain and struggle.” Your statement made me realize that I had completely overlooked the Lament Psalms impact on those who do not have a saving relationship with God. I agree that the Lament Psalms are a great example of an authentic relationship with God and that those who are not Christians tend to appreciate that kind of authenticity. If those around us can somehow observe us as we interact

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