Motif
lament comparing joy to free-flowing water and sorrow to frozen or imprisoned water
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Grief Imagery and Song. 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 2758-2930 confidence: high
Aino compares happy homes and fortune to river water, lake waves, and flowing crystal waters; she compares sorrow to the spirit of the sea-duck, a winter icicle, and water imprisoned in a well.
Aino likens happy fortune to river, lake, and crystal waters, and sorrow to a winter icicle and water in a well.
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