Motif
daughter lamenting bad marital placement by mother
daughter_lamenting_bad_marital_placement_by_mother
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 13133-13316 confidence: high
The speaker weeps, remembers childhood, her father’s firesides and mother’s cottage, and addresses her mother, comparing herself to a sweet bud, tender shootlet, and scion placed in a barren or hard place.
The speaker addresses her mother and compares herself to a tender shoot or scion planted in a barren or hard place.
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