The Second Coming
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"The Second Coming" is a landmark apocalyptic poem by W.B. Yeats that explores themes of chaos, historical cycles, and the disintegration of modern civilization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Second Coming canonical | 3 |
| poem The Second Coming by W. B. Yeats (for the song Slouching Towards Bethlehem) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author |
W.B. Yeats
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surface form:
W. B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats ⓘ
surface form:
William Butler Yeats
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| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReputation |
landmark poem of the 20th century
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one of Yeats's most famous poems ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1919 ⓘ |
| firstLine | Turning and turning in the widening gyre ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Dial ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic poetry
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modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasAllusion |
Book of Revelation
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Christian Second Coming of Christ ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | often read as a vision of modernity's breakdown ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Irish political turmoil
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World War I ⓘ Yeats's theory of historical gyres ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedIn | Michael Robartes and the Dancer ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| meter | loosely iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notableLine |
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
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Are full of passionate intensity. ⓘ Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? ⓘ The best lack all conviction, while the worst ⓘ Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 22 ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | 2 ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian imagery and its subversion
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collapse of social order ⓘ prophetic vision of the future ⓘ transition between historical epochs ⓘ |
| symbol |
blood-dimmed tide
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falcon and falconer ⓘ rough beast ⓘ widening gyre ⓘ |
| theme |
anarchy
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apocalypse ⓘ chaos ⓘ disintegration of civilization ⓘ end of an era ⓘ historical cycles ⓘ loss of order ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| yearPublished | 1920 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
poem The Second Coming by W. B. Yeats (for the song Slouching Towards Bethlehem)