The British Prison Ship

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literary work poem

The British Prison Ship is a poem by Philip Freneau that vividly recounts the brutal conditions and suffering endured by American prisoners held on British prison ships during the Revolutionary War.

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The British Prison Ship canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work ⓘ poem ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	use of prison hulks by the British Navy ⓘ
author	Philip Freneau NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorNationality	American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	brutal conditions on British prison ships ⓘ death of prisoners ⓘ disease and starvation ⓘ inhumane treatment of prisoners ⓘ suffering of American prisoners ⓘ
genre	poetry ⓘ political poetry ⓘ
hasLiteraryStyle	emotive language ⓘ first-person narration ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ
hasPerspective	American patriot perspective ⓘ
historicalContext	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedEffect	condemnation of British treatment of prisoners ⓘ evoking sympathy for American prisoners ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	narrative poem ⓘ
literaryMovement	American Revolutionary literature ⓘ
mainSubject	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ American prisoners of war ⓘ British prison ships ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
notableFor	early American anti-British sentiment in poetry ⓘ vivid description of prison ship conditions ⓘ
portrays	British forces as cruel jailers ⓘ
relatedWork	Poems by Philip Freneau ⓘ
setInLocation	British prison ships in North America ⓘ New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
theme	injustice ⓘ memory of the dead ⓘ patriotism ⓘ suffering and martyrdom ⓘ war atrocities ⓘ
workChronologyPosition	early work of Philip Freneau ⓘ

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Freneau → notableWork → The British Prison Ship ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Freneau