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Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poetry

Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poetry. “The Seafarer” “The Wanderer” “The Wife’s Lament” All three poems come from the Exeter Book . Common Elements - Kennings. They use kennings , which are descriptive phrases to replace a noun, such as “heaven’s candle” for the sun.

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Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poetry

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  1. Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poetry “The Seafarer” “The Wanderer” “The Wife’s Lament” All three poems come from the Exeter Book.

  2. Common Elements - Kennings • They use kennings, which are descriptive phrases to replace a noun, such as “heaven’s candle” for the sun. • First my lord went out away from his people over the wave-tumult (sea). • “The Wife’s Lament”

  3. Common Elements - Themes • All three lyric poems deal with tests of courage. • All three lyric poems reflect the uncertainty of life in the Anglo-Saxon period. • All three speakers suffer from extreme loneliness and struggle against the odds to keep their spirits alive.

  4. “The Seafarer” • Kennings in place of simple nouns. • Details to enable visualization (imagery). • Moods clearly defined by description. • Alliteration gives poem rhythm. • Inconsistent ending.

  5. “The Wanderer” • Kennings in place of simple nouns. • Details to enable visualization (imagery). • Moods clearly defined by description. • Alliteration gives poem rhythm. • Inconsistent ending.

  6. “The Wife’s Lament” • Caesuras (pause in middle of lines) gives poem a sense of sadness and weariness. • Kennings in place of simple nouns. • Details to enable visualization (imagery). • Moods clearly defined by description. • Alliteration gives poem rhythm.

  7. Assignment Package –Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poetry • As you begin the reading assignment, keep in mind the themes of loneliness, hardship and isolation. Do the poems fit these themes? • Identify kennings. • Identify alliteration and caesuras. • Identify and define vocabulary from the poems.

  8. Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poetry Review Please record the following questions, and answer in complete sentences.

  9. “The Seafarer” • Please remember that this poem is a serious look at life from the point of view of someone who has known great hardship and suffering. • Identify the five W’s of this poem: Who is the main character? What is this poem about? Where and When it takes place? And Why the speaker returns to the sea? • What is the theme (poet’s main point) of this poem? • In the speaker’s opinion, what is the difference between life at sea and life on land? • Describe the speaker’s relationship to the sea. How does he feel about it? What affect does the “lure of the sea” have on the speaker? • What kenning for the sea appears in lines 59 and 60?

  10. Homework 1- “The Wanderer” • Why is the speaker in this poem considered to be a “lonely traveler”? • Why does the speaker live in exile? • What is the speaker’s view on those who have wisdom?

  11. “The Wife’s Lament”- The following questions will be due by the close of today’s class. • How did the speaker become separated from her husband? • How does the speaker feel about this separation? • Why did the speaker move to the “den in the earth”?

  12. Homework 3-Research “The Norse Raiders” • From which countries did the Vikings originate? • What were the causes of the Vikings expansion from their homelands? • How did they treat their victims? • How far did they explore in the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean? • Describe the Viking religion.

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