song “Full fathom five”

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"Full fathom five" is a lyrical song from William Shakespeare’s play *The Tempest*, sung by the spirit Ariel to describe a drowned man transformed under the sea.

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song “Full fathom five” canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric ⓘ
poem ⓘ
song ⓘ
addressedTo Ferdinand ⓘ
associatedConcept sea-change ⓘ
author William Shakespeare ⓘ
characterIn The Tempest ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
describes a body transformed under the sea ⓘ
a drowned man ⓘ
dramaticFunction to create an eerie, magical atmosphere ⓘ
to mislead Ferdinand about his father’s death ⓘ
famousLine But doth suffer a sea-change ⓘ
Nothing of him that doth fade ⓘ
firstLine Full fathom five thy father lies ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
song ⓘ
hasCharacterMention Ferdinand ⓘ
Ferdinand’s father ⓘ
hasNotablePhrase Full fathom five ⓘ
sea-change ⓘ
imagery pearls that were his eyes ⓘ
sea-change ⓘ
inCollection songs in Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ
influenced later uses of the term "sea-change" in English ⓘ
numerous musical settings by later composers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm verse ⓘ
literaryMovement Elizabethan drama ⓘ
meter iambic pentameter (predominantly) ⓘ
partOf The Tempest ⓘ
performedBy Ariel ⓘ
period English Renaissance ⓘ
quotationFrom The Tempest, Act I, Scene II ⓘ
linked to: The Tempest
rhymeScheme irregular ⓘ
setting under the sea ⓘ
spokenTo Ferdinand ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
metamorphosis of the body ⓘ
the sea ⓘ
transformation ⓘ

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Ariel → associatedWith → song “Full fathom five” ⓘ