The Mosquito
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The Mosquito is a poem by D. H. Lawrence that vividly personifies the insect to explore themes of irritation, intimacy, and the uneasy relationship between humans and nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mosquito canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | a mosquito feeding on human blood ⓘ |
| explores |
emotional responses to minor physical pain
ⓘ
human attempts to control nature ⓘ uneasy intimacy between human and insect ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject | mosquitoes in literature ⓘ |
| hasTone |
confrontational
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contemplative ⓘ darkly humorous ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of D. H. Lawrence’s poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
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imagery ⓘ irony ⓘ metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
a human speaker
ⓘ
a mosquito ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| theme |
bodily vulnerability
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disgust and fascination ⓘ intimacy ⓘ irritation ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ predation ⓘ the relationship between humans and nature ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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