Whitman’s sea-drift poems
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Whitman’s sea-drift poems are a lyrical sequence in Walt Whitman’s *Leaves of Grass* that meditates on the sea, memory, and the origins of poetic consciousness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walt Whitman sea poems | 1 |
| Whitman’s sea-drift poems canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Whitman’s sea-drift poems Context triple: [Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, partOf, Whitman’s sea-drift poems]
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The Colossus and Other Poems
The Colossus and Other Poems is Sylvia Plath’s first published poetry collection, showcasing her early distinctive voice and themes of identity, death, and psychological turmoil.
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Song of Myself
"Song of Myself" is a landmark free-verse poem by Walt Whitman that celebrates individual identity, the human body, and the interconnectedness of all life, and forms a central part of his collection "Leaves of Grass."
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The Snow-Image
The Snow-Image is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that blends fantasy and moral reflection in the tale of two children who create a living figure from snow.
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Lake Poets
The Lake Poets were a group of early 19th-century English Romantic writers, including William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey, whose work was closely associated with the landscapes and rural life of England’s Lake District.
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E.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Whitman’s sea-drift poems Target entity description: Whitman’s sea-drift poems are a lyrical sequence in Walt Whitman’s *Leaves of Grass* that meditates on the sea, memory, and the origins of poetic consciousness.
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A.
The Colossus and Other Poems
The Colossus and Other Poems is Sylvia Plath’s first published poetry collection, showcasing her early distinctive voice and themes of identity, death, and psychological turmoil.
-
B.
Song of Myself
"Song of Myself" is a landmark free-verse poem by Walt Whitman that celebrates individual identity, the human body, and the interconnectedness of all life, and forms a central part of his collection "Leaves of Grass."
-
C.
The Snow-Image
The Snow-Image is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that blends fantasy and moral reflection in the tale of two children who create a living figure from snow.
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D.
Lake Poets
The Lake Poets were a group of early 19th-century English Romantic writers, including William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey, whose work was closely associated with the landscapes and rural life of England’s Lake District.
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E.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poetry
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poetry sequence ⓘ work by Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| author | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | widely studied in Whitman scholarship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emergence of the poet’s voice
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interplay of sound and memory ⓘ relationship between poet and sea ⓘ |
| form | lyrical sequence ⓘ |
| genre |
American poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
maritime imagery
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shoreline imagery ⓘ |
| includedInEdition |
1860 edition of Leaves of Grass
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later editions of Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| influenced | modernist sea poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
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Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mode | meditative lyric ⓘ |
| notablePoemInSequence |
As I Ebb’d with the Ocean of Life
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Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking ⓘ |
| partOf | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| setting |
American coast
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sea-shore ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of related poems ⓘ |
| style |
cataloguing technique
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free verse ⓘ long-lined verse ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
artistic vocation
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childhood recollection ⓘ sea as symbol of infinity ⓘ sea as symbol of unconscious mind ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ nature ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ the origins of poetic consciousness ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ the sea ⓘ the self ⓘ |
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linked to: Whitman’s sea-drift poems