poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell

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"Hohenlinden" is a narrative poem by Thomas Campbell that vividly depicts the Battle of Hohenlinden during the Napoleonic Wars, emphasizing the horror and grandeur of war.

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poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell canonical 2

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instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Thomas Campbell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfSetting Germany ⓘ
depicts carnage of war ⓘ
chaos of combat ⓘ
snow-covered battlefield ⓘ
firstLine On Linden, when the sun was low ⓘ
focusesOn sound imagery of warfare ⓘ
visual description of battle ⓘ
form lyric narrative ⓘ
genre Romantic poetry ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ
hasCriticalReputation classic of English war poetry ⓘ
hasNotableLine And redder yet those fires shall glow / On Linden’s hills of blood-stained snow ⓘ
But louder than the bolts of heaven / Far flashed the red artillery ⓘ
Few, few shall part where many meet ⓘ
historicalContext Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
influenced later Romantic war poems ⓘ
isAboutEvent Battle of Hohenlinden ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
meter iambic tetrameter ⓘ
numberOfLines 32 ⓘ
numberOfStanzas 8 ⓘ
portrays Austrian forces ⓘ
Bavarian forces ⓘ
French army ⓘ
linked to: French field army
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
rhymeScheme abab ⓘ
setting Hohenlinden forest ⓘ
stanzaLength quatrains ⓘ
structure stanzaic ⓘ
subject Battle of Hohenlinden ⓘ
theme death and destruction ⓘ
grandeur of battle ⓘ
horror of war ⓘ
nature and war ⓘ
transience of glory ⓘ
timeOfSetting 3 December 1800 ⓘ
tone awe-struck ⓘ
somber ⓘ
usesLiteraryDevice alliteration ⓘ
contrast ⓘ
imagery ⓘ
personification ⓘ

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Battle of Hohenlinden → relatedWork → poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell ⓘ
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers → portrayedIn → poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell ⓘ