The Gift Outright
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"The Gift Outright" is a patriotic poem by Robert Frost that reflects on American identity, history, and the relationship between the land and its people, famously recited at John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inauguration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gift Outright canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriotic poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American civil religion
ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
possession of land
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ war of independence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| describes | American colonists’ relationship to the land ⓘ |
| discusses |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| firstLine | The land was ours before we were the land’s ⓘ |
| form | blank verse ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
patriotic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | widely anthologized American poem ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | frequently discussed in studies of American nationalism ⓘ |
| hasLineCount | 16 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Gift Outright self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext | European colonization of North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American historical narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern American poetry ⓘ |
| medium | written text ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceAt | Inauguration of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceDate | 1961-01-20 ⓘ |
| occasion | United States presidential inauguration ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person plural ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| recitedBy | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | unrhymed ⓘ |
| setting | pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American nationhood
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
the United States
|
| theme |
American history
ⓘ
American identity ⓘ colonial America ⓘ national destiny ⓘ relationship between land and people ⓘ |
| tone |
patriotic
ⓘ
reverent ⓘ solemn ⓘ |
| usedAs | inaugural poem ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Frost ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.