Thanatopsis

E189493

meditative poem poem

Thanatopsis is a meditative poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on death and humanity’s relationship with nature.

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Label	Occurrences
Thanatopsis canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	meditative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ
advises	living a life so that death is calm and like sleep ⓘ
author	William Cullen Bryant ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discourages	fearful view of death ⓘ
encourages	acceptance of death as natural ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	North American Review ⓘ
genre	didactic poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ
hasImagery	forests ⓘ hills ⓘ rivers ⓘ the earth’s surface ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	American Romanticism ⓘ surface form: American Romantic literary tradition development of American nature poetry ⓘ
hasPart	counsel on how to face death ⓘ imagery of earth as a tomb ⓘ meditation on the universality of death ⓘ
hasReception	recognized as Bryant’s most famous poem ⓘ
hasSubject	human equality in death ⓘ the earth as common sepulcher ⓘ union with nature after death ⓘ
influencedBy	English Romantic poetry ⓘ nature poetry ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	blank verse ⓘ
literaryMovement	Romanticism ⓘ
literaryPeriod	early 19th century American literature ⓘ
meter	unrhymed iambic pentameter ⓘ
notableFor	early example of American Romantic poetry ⓘ philosophical reflection on death ⓘ
originalPublicationYear	1817 ⓘ
partOf	William Cullen Bryant’s poetic works ⓘ
publicationMedium	periodical ⓘ
setting	natural world ⓘ
theme	consolation in death ⓘ death ⓘ humanity’s relationship with nature ⓘ mortality ⓘ nature ⓘ the cycle of life and death ⓘ
titleLanguage	Greek ⓘ
titleMeaning	view of death ⓘ
tone	consolatory ⓘ contemplative ⓘ serious ⓘ

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William Cullen Bryant → notableWork → Thanatopsis ⓘ

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