Peace
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"Peace" is a World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically celebrates the spiritual cleansing and noble purpose found in going to war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
sonnet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pre-trench warfare enthusiasm ⓘ |
| author | Rupert Brooke ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | later disillusioned war poetry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | often cited as example of early war idealism ⓘ |
| depictsWarAs | noble purpose ⓘ |
| describesWarAs | spiritually cleansing ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
escape from peacetime triviality
ⓘ
gratitude for war ⓘ |
| firstLine | Now, God be thanked Who has matched us with His hour ⓘ |
| form | Petrarchan sonnet ⓘ |
| genre |
World War I poetry
ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic death
ⓘ
purification through conflict ⓘ rejection of materialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Edwardian patriotism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Georgian poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
World War I
ⓘ
idealism ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ spiritual cleansing ⓘ war ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rupert Brooke
ⓘ
surface form:
Rupert Brooke’s war sonnets
|
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| portraysSoldiersAs | chosen by God ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | first sonnet ⓘ |
| publicationCollection | 1914 and Other Poems ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| publisher | Sidgwick & Jackson ⓘ |
| religiousImagery | Christian ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABBAABBA CDDCEE ⓘ |
| sequence |
1914 and Other Poems
ⓘ
surface form:
1914 (sonnet sequence)
|
| setting | onset of World War I ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
British poetry curricula
ⓘ
World War I literature courses ⓘ |
| tone |
idealistic
ⓘ
patriotic ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | World War I ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.