To our astonishment, three small hamsters, recent escapees in all likelihood, slowly have come out from under the bed.
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Rhyme and rhythm are two techniques that are being used. (Edit) also repetition.
The wife in "The Wife's Lament" thinks her husband is A. suffering great sadness.
He was forced to leave her and the town he was living in, although it is not explained why this is the case. His wife is devastated, and believes that he is in great pain because he had to abandon her. This is why she wants to go and find him, in order to be with him again.
A. Families who are in need of this service