The Yellow Violet

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"The Yellow Violet" is a lyric poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that reflects on humility, transience, and the quiet beauty of nature.

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The Yellow Violet canonical 2

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instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author William Cullen Bryant ⓘ
contrasts showy flowers with modest blossoms ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
educationalUse taught in courses on American Romantic poetry ⓘ
used to illustrate Romantic nature symbolism ⓘ
emphasizes value of humility over ostentation ⓘ
features descriptive imagery ⓘ
first-person speaker ⓘ
moral lesson ⓘ
form lyric ⓘ
genre nature poetry ⓘ
hasImagery rural scenery ⓘ
spring landscape ⓘ
wildflowers ⓘ
hasLiteraryStyle Romantic ⓘ
hasTone contemplative ⓘ
gentle ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
influencedBy Romantic nature tradition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement American Romanticism ⓘ
meter regular metrical pattern ⓘ
partOf William Cullen Bryant’s body of poetic work ⓘ
period 19th century American literature ⓘ
rhymeScheme end rhyme ⓘ
setIn springtime ⓘ
subjectOf literary analysis in American poetry studies ⓘ
symbol yellow violet flower ⓘ
symbolizes modest virtue ⓘ
quiet beauty ⓘ
unobtrusive goodness ⓘ
theme beauty of nature ⓘ
humility ⓘ
modesty ⓘ
moral reflection ⓘ
transience of life ⓘ
uses nature as moral teacher ⓘ

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William Cullen Bryant → notableWork → The Yellow Violet ⓘ
Collected Poems of William Cullen Bryant → includesPoem → The Yellow Violet ⓘ