To Sir Toby
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"To Sir Toby" is a satirical anti-slavery poem by American writer Philip Freneau that criticizes the brutal conditions of Caribbean plantation slavery.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-slavery poem
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poem ⓘ satirical poem ⓘ |
| author | Philip Freneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Philip Freneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Caribbean slave plantations
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cruelty of slaveholders ⓘ economic exploitation of enslaved people ⓘ |
| genre |
abolitionist literature
ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasEthicalConcern | human rights of enslaved people ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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colonial Caribbean plantations ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | 18th century American literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | abolitionist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Caribbean plantation slavery
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brutality of slave system ⓘ critique of slavery ⓘ inhumanity of slave owners ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| setIn | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
plantation life in the Caribbean
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treatment of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workType | poetic work ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Philip Freneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Freneau
subject surface form:
Philip Freneau