The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
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"The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" is a narrative poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay, celebrated for its poignant depiction of maternal sacrifice and its lyrical, ballad-like form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballad
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narrative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Edna St. Vincent Millay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| centralCharacters |
her young son
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impoverished mother ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Edna St. Vincent Millay receiving the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine ⓘ |
| frequentlyAnthologizedIn | American poetry anthologies ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
textile and weaving imagery
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winter and cold imagery ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
clothing for the child
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harp ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | ballad ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
love
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maternal sacrifice ⓘ mother–child relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| meter | ballad meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ballad-like musicality
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depiction of maternal love ⓘ emotional impact ⓘ |
| period | Modernist era ⓘ |
| publicationType | poetry collection component ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | poor rural home ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on American literature
ⓘ
courses on women’s writing ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mother weaving clothes for her child on a magical harp ⓘ |
| tone |
poignant
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tender ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
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