September 19 ... Anglo-Saxon Poetry "The Wanderer"

OBJ ...

Students will read and analyze thematic and historic elements in Anglo-Saxon poetry.


WARM-UP ...

Read the intro information to "The Wanderer" on Shmoop (Click this to open)



TODAY ...

Read and analyze "The Wanderer" in class.  You can find the poem itself here:

The Wanderer


When we finish ... answer the following on a sheet of your own paper:

1) How does the wanderer's present life compare with his former life?

2) What does a wise man understand, according to the wanderer?

3) Anglo-Saxon poetry is often lonely, isolated, or dismal.  Quote two lines from the poem that fit this.


On your own, read the intro for "The Wife's Lament"

http://www.shmoop.com/the-wifes-lament/


Then read the poem here:

The Wife's Lament


4) What advice might the wanderer give to the wife?

5) Quote two lines that fit the A-S poetry themes of loneliness, isolation, etc.

Turn in your responses before you leave today.