The People, Yes

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The People, Yes is a sprawling, populist epic poem by Carl Sandburg that celebrates the resilience, humor, and democratic spirit of ordinary Americans during the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic poem ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Carl Sandburg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
form free verse ⓘ
genre epic poetry ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasInfluenced later American political poetry ⓘ
socially engaged literature ⓘ
influencedBy American folk speech ⓘ
American populist tradition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature ⓘ
literaryTechnique anecdote ⓘ
cataloging ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ
humor ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
movement populism ⓘ
narrativePerspective collective first person ⓘ
notableFor celebration of democratic spirit ⓘ
expansive, sprawling structure ⓘ
focus on ordinary Americans ⓘ
use of vernacular speech ⓘ
setting United States in the early 20th century ⓘ
style colloquial language ⓘ
oral storytelling tradition ⓘ
subjectMatter labor and work ⓘ
ordinary Americans ⓘ
politics and government ⓘ
urban and rural life ⓘ
theme American life ⓘ
collective voice ⓘ
democracy ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ
humor ⓘ
ordinary people ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
tone celebratory ⓘ
hopeful ⓘ
ironic ⓘ

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Carl Sandburg → notableWork → The People, Yes ⓘ
Carl Sandburg → notableWork → The People, Yes ⓘ
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