Lament

Is There Rigid Structure To The Laments of Psalms? "Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?" (Psalms 44:23-24 ESV). If many of us have been taught by our parents to put on a happy face, to let a smile be our umbrella, or to keep our complaints to ourselves, then the Old Testament offers a corrective to these teachings in the Psalms of lament. Matthew Schlimm believes that we sometimes forget that the Lord already knows our innermost thoughts. So we can remove that fake smile and express the sadness directly to God, no matter how intense the emotions may be.3 Some modern resources on worship, general describe the readings…

The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…

Inspired by the events of the 1991 Gulf War, Gillian Clarke’s Lament effectively describes the impacts of war on the surrounding environment and wildlife. Although written specifically about the Gulf War, the message of the poem can be applied to the present day - using only words, Clarke paints a vivid picture of the effect of humanity’s behaviour on nature and its inhabitants. Similarly, Boey Kim Cheng’s Report to Wordsworth illustrates the extent of the damage done to the environment. Written…

Poems which express feelings of mourning and lament are known as elegies. In these poems, the speaker usually speaks of all they have lost. The poem “The Wife’s Lament” is an elegiac poem because of the character’s circumstance and the tone of the poem. The wife’s painful circumstances in “The Wife’s Lament” is a trait found within all elegiac poems. Towards the very beginning of the poem, the wife starts telling the story of why she is now in exile alone. It appears that she was…

different perspective, and provides a different view of the Anglo-Saxon life. These three works tell about a lonely man at sea, a lost soldier who has nothing and no one, and a wife who betrayed her husband and is now exiled. These poems show loss, pain, and isolation. “The Seafarer” “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament” all have a gloomy mood. In each, the speaker mourns…

Do you know why we fall in love? It is a crucial aspect of being human. We long for it, our hearts desire it. It’s a magical experience, it’s the tingle in your toes and the times you catch yourself thinking about that one person. It brings us happiness. But for some it doesn’t always work out that way. The “The Wife`s Lament” is an elegy from the Exeter book that tells the story of a women that had her heart broken from being in love. “The Wife`s Lament”, by an anonymous Anglo-Saxton scop…

This paper will discuss Woterstorff’s refection on the death of his son, Eric, in the story Lament For a Son. How Woterstorff experiences the five stages of grief will also be addressed. In addition, the meaning of death based on the Christian narrative will be explored, and conclude with how resurrection can bring hope. Death can be an extremely difficult situation to handle. When the person who dies is a family member and/or passes unexpectedly, it can prove to be more challenging. In the…

literature, also referred to as Anglo-Saxon literature, can be described as gloomy or grim. These writings reflected the emotions and conflicts the people were experiencing during this time. Two examples of Anglo-Saxon literature that are very alike are “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament”. “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament” are similar in their elegiac tone, theme, and form of writing. Many Anglo-Saxon poems contain a certain mournful tone that longs for the past. This tone, known as…

Potential sources range across the ANE. Using righteousness to establish or nuance cultic reality occurs in two sources: one from Sumer-Babylonian culture and a second from Egypt. Righteousness as an authority to bless God occurs in the Avesta. A third occurs once in an Egyptian text. Establishing or Nuancing Cultic Reality A strong possible source for this method of righteousness is the Sumer-Akkadian Hymn, “Prayer of Lamentation to Ishtar.” A second possibility is the Egyptian text, “Joy at…

How is the theme of tragedy presented in Lament and MId- Term Break? The poem lament is a famous poem written by Gillian Clarke. She was born in Wales and she was a poet but also a playwright, editor, and a translator. The poem lament is about the gulf war, which happened in August 1990 to February 1991. This is when Iraq invaded Kuwait; soon the USA and UK interfered by bombing Iraq. The word lament is an elegy this word is an expression that is used to show sorrow or grief. The title of the…