Patrick Fernando

LitCharts guides for works by Patrick Fernando

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Patrick Fernando. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Patrick Fernando's poetry.

The Fisherman Mourned by His Wife

Sri Lankan poet Patrick Fernando's "The Fisherman Mourned by His Wife" is an elegy for a spouse and for a marriage. The speaker of this dramatic monologue is a wife grieving over her fisherman husb... view guide