Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun

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"Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun" is a lyric poem by Walt Whitman that contrasts the peaceful beauty of nature with the vibrant energy and clamor of city life.

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Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWork Leaves of Grass ⓘ
author Walt Whitman ⓘ
centralConflict tension between rural quiet and urban noise ⓘ
containsLiteraryDevice anaphora ⓘ
cataloguing ⓘ
contrast ⓘ
imagery ⓘ
parallelism ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
expresses preference for natural solitude over urban bustle ⓘ
firstPublicationAuthor Walt Whitman ⓘ
form free verse ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
hasTitle Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun ⓘ
imageryFocus city streets ⓘ
crowds ⓘ
fields ⓘ
sun ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement American Romanticism ⓘ
Transcendentalism ⓘ
literaryPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
literaryTradition American poetry ⓘ
meter irregular ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
periodOfWork 19th century ⓘ
rhymeScheme none ⓘ
setting rural landscape ⓘ
urban city ⓘ
style catalogic ⓘ
expansive ⓘ
sensory-rich ⓘ
subjectMatter clamor of the city ⓘ
peaceful beauty of nature ⓘ
vibrant energy of city life ⓘ
theme contrast between city and country ⓘ
desire for peace and solitude ⓘ
modernity ⓘ
nature ⓘ
sensory experience ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
tone contemplative ⓘ
yearning ⓘ

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