1.
What does it mean to long for something? Have you ever longed for something?
2.
What is a flashback?
3. What mood is created in the opening stanza? List some words that convey this
mood.
4.
List the events that take place during the flashback:
a.
Her husband crosses the sea against his families wishes
b.
Then
c.
Then
d.
Then
e.
Then
5.
Now how do we know the flashback is over?
6.
Why is she forced to live in a cave?
7.
Notice the use of the word “Lord” and “lord.” Why the difference?
8.
What does she mean when she says “Woe be it to them who abide in longing!”
9. Describe someone or something that elicits opposite emotions from you, such as love
and hate, pleasure and fear, or humor and sadness.