Snake
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"Snake" is a famous poem by D. H. Lawrence that explores a charged encounter between a man and a snake, delving into themes of nature, guilt, and the conflict between instinct and social conditioning.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snake (poem) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralImage | a snake drinking at a water-trough ⓘ |
| consequence | narrator feels guilty after attacking the snake ⓘ |
| containsAllusion | The Albatross in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsBiblicalAllusion | Edenic serpent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse | commonly studied in literature curricula ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between social voice and personal instinct
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human attitudes toward animals ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| form | free verse poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasNarratorAction | throws a log at the snake ⓘ |
| hasNarratorEmotion |
admiration for the snake
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regret ⓘ shame ⓘ |
| imagery |
natural imagery
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religious imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of D. H. Lawrence’s poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| meter | free verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of inner moral conflict
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psychological depth ⓘ vivid natural description ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | a water-trough in Sicily ⓘ |
| subject | a man’s encounter with a snake ⓘ |
| symbol |
snake as symbol of forbidden or feared aspects of self
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snake as symbol of nature’s dignity ⓘ snake as symbol of the unconscious ⓘ |
| theme |
conscience
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fear ⓘ guilt ⓘ instinct versus social conditioning ⓘ man and nature relationship ⓘ nature ⓘ remorse ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tone |
conflicted
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contemplative ⓘ reverent toward nature ⓘ |
| writer | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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