The Maid’s Lament
Walter Savage Landor
1775 to 1864
How to Play Cloze Games
A cloze game is a reading comprehension activity where certain words are removed from a text and you need to fill in the blanks with the correct words. This helps improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and understanding of context.
Type In Mode
In this mode, you can:
- Type your answers directly into the blank spaces
- Get instant feedback as you type - correct answers show green, incorrect show red
- Use the keyboard for faster input and navigation
- Submit answers to check your overall progress
Drag & Drop Mode
Switch to Drag & Drop mode to:
- Drag words from the word bank and drop them into blank spaces
- Click on words in the bank to automatically fill blanks
- Click on blanks to select or clear them
Game Features
- Word Skip Selector: Choose how frequently words are removed (every 4th, 5th, 6th word, etc.)
- Progress Bar: Shows your completion percentage
- Color Feedback: Green for correct answers, red for incorrect ones
- Audio Player: Listen to the musical arrangement while you play
- Show Missing Words: View all the correct answers if you need help
- Reset Game: Start over with the same poem
- New Game: Get a different random poem
- Print Poem: Print the poem with blanks for offline practice
Winning
When you fill all the blanks correctly, you'll see a congratulations message and confetti animation! The progress bar will show 100% completion.
Tips
- Read the entire poem first to understand the context
- Look for grammatical clues (verb tense, articles, etc.)
- Use the audio player to hear the rhythm and flow
- Start with easier word skip settings (like every 8th word) and work your way up
- Don't be afraid to use "Show Missing Words" if you get stuck!
- Try both Type In and Drag & Drop modes to see which you prefer
Missing Words
I loved him not; and yet, now he is gone,
I feel I am alone.
I check’d him he spoke; yet, could he speak,
Alas! I not check.
For reasons not to love him once sought,
And wearied all my thought
To vex and him: I now would give
My love he but live
Who lately lived for me, and, he found
’Twas vain, in holy ground
He his face amid the shades of death.
I for him my breath
Who wasted his for me! mine returns,
And this lorn bosom burns
With heat, heaving it up in sleep,
And waking to weep
Tears that had melted his soft heart: years
Wept he as bitter tears.
Merciful God! was his latest prayer,
These may she never share.
Quieter is his breath, his breast more cold,
daisies in the mould,
Where children spell, athwart the gate,
His name and life’s brief date.
Pray him, gentle souls, whoe’er you be,
And oh! too for me!
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