Lament - definition of lament by The Free Dictionary.
Lament definition, to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence. See more.
Lament For Zenocrate. Black is the beauty of the brightest day, The golden belle of heaven's eternal fire, That danced with glory on the silver waves, Now wants the fuel that inflamed his beams: And all with faintness and for foul disgrace, He binds his temples with a frowning cloud, Ready to darken earth with endless night: Zenocrate that gave him light and life, Whose eyes shot fire from.
Lament, a nonnarrative poem expressing deep grief or sorrow over a personal loss. The form developed as part of the oral tradition along with heroic poetry and exists in most languages. Examples include Deor’s Lament, an early Anglo-Saxon poem, in which a minstrel regrets his change of status in.
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The Slave's Lament is a song written by Robert Burns in 1792 and read here by Elaine C Smith.
Psalms of Lament. This is the largest single category The parts of a lament (not every psalm may have every part and the order may vary) Example—Psalm 142 1. Address and introductory cry. With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! 2. The.
Andromache’s lament (Book 22, lines 437-515) is particularly powerful because Homer effectively uses literary techniques here that bring out audience empathy. In the Iliad, Andromache’s lament is a poignant, intense passage that serves as a characterization of Andromache, providing the reader with a further understanding of Hektor, Trojan life, and the impact of the Trojan War.