In this poem, one of the speakers recounts how she was beaten and stripped of her mantle by the "sentinels of the walls" making their rounds in the city.
In this poem, one of the speakers recounts how she was beaten and stripped of her mantle by the "sentinels of the walls" making their rounds in the city. A speaker in this poem explains that her skin is dark due to manual labor forced on her by her "mother's sons," who were angry with her. This poem's florid similes include multiple comparisons of teeth to "a flock of ewes… come up from the washing," and towards the end it asserts that "love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave." A speaker in this poem tells his lover "you are a garden locked up" and that her smell is like the scent of Lebanon. This poem is part of the Megillot (meh-gee-LOAT), or "five scrolls," along with Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, and Ecclesiastes. For 10 points, name this erotic poem traditionally attributed to a wise Biblical king with many wives.
In this poem, one of the speakers recounts how she was beaten and stripped of her mantle by the "sentinels of the walls" making their rounds in the city.
The Song of Solomon [or The Song of Songs; or Canticles; or Canticle of Canticles; or Shir Hashirim; or Aisma Aismaton] &lt;Casalaspi&gt;