All 7 Uses
lament
in
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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- Mama sat on the fourth step to the upstairs chamber with her feet on the third step and began a lament.†
Chpt 7lament = express grief or regret
- More hours passed with meals and laments.†
Chpt 7 *laments = expresses grief or regret
- When we weren't working on the flower tower, we composed a lament we would sing to calm my cousin.†
Chpt 9lament = express grief or regret
- Sitting side by side, we took turns writing the lament onto the folds of our special fan.†
Chpt 9
- Mama sat on the fourth step leading to the upstairs chamber, the women of our village came to witness the laments, and everyone went ku, ku, ku, with much sobbing all around.†
Chpt 10laments = expresses grief or regret
- All through the banquet, I sang laments and the women replied.†
Chpt 10
- She linked arms with her mother and listened politely as the village girls continued their laments.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.