Similarities Between The Seafarer And The Wife's Lament

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 all of the ladies and children at home (the background ). The mood of this story is gloomy. In lines 2-3, it says, ”How the sea swept me back and forth in sorrow and fear and pain.” I believe that quote is talking about how the waves push the boat back and forth, and the people didn't know what that was, so it caused them fear. In lines 17-18, the poet uses the imagery of winter weather to emphasis a feeling of isolation: “Alone in a world blown clear of love, Hung with icicles. The hailstorms flew.” The theme talks about the hope of finding a place in life.

“The Wanderer” talks about a man who is homeless(line 20). The mood of this poem is gloomy. In lines 28-30, it says, “Sharing my bread with sorrow, alone in exile in every land.” I believe it is talking about how the man shared his bread with
The mood of this story is gloomy. In lines 7-9, it says, “I grieve each dawn wandered where my lord, my first on earth, might be, then I went forth a friendless exile.” This quote talks about how she wondered why the lord took her husband away from her; now she don't have anyone. In lines 40-41, it talks about one of the imagery; it says, “from this care of heart, which belongs to me ever nor all this longing, that has caught me in this life”. I believe this quote talks about is that she realize why she is in the state that she is in. The theme is exile, love, and