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The Wife's Lament poem Quiz
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Questions
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Answers
1
Was Eavan Boland's version easier to understand?
Yes
Yeah
Somewhat
No
2
Which translation of the poem is shorter?
Eavan Boland version
Ann Stanford version
3
What was the theme of both poems?
Happiness
Sadness
Loneliness
4
Was there a lot of Figurative Language in the poems?
No
Nope
Yep!
Yes
5
What was the conflict of both poems?
A man searching for a home
A women wondering where her house was
A women exiled from her country
A women separated from her husband
6
What were some kennings used in the Eavan Boland translation?
Gate-keeper
Tail-wager
Lover-felon
Fire-breather
7
What were some setting elements in the poems?
Dark
Dreary
Upbeat
Hopeful
8
What was the mood in the poem?
Dark and Sad
Happy
Mournful
Joyful and excited
9
What time frame were the poems set in?
Medieval times
Prehistoric ages
21st Century
Anglo-Saxon times
10
What is the setting of the poems?
Exiled, alone in the woods and in a cave
On a boat
At a party
In a house
