Motif
mourning or sentient landscape
mourning_or_sentient_landscape
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 19478-19651 confidence: high
Kullervo travels with his watch-dog to the summit where he met his long-lost sister; turf, glen-wood, heather, and meadow-flowers are described as weeping or sorrowful over her ruin.
The turf, glen-wood, heather, and meadow-flowers are described as weeping or sorrowful at the place of the sister's ruin.
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