Break, Break, Break
E281192
"Break, Break, Break" is a short lyric poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, reflecting on grief, loss, and the relentless passage of time as symbolized by the sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Break, Break, Break canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| firstLine | Break, break, break ⓘ |
| form | short poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| inCollection | various anthologies of English poetry ⓘ |
| isAbout |
irreversibility of time
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personal bereavement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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contrast ⓘ enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian poetry ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economy of language
ⓘ
haunting refrain ⓘ |
| period | Victorian era ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting | seashore ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | speaker's lament for a dead friend ⓘ |
| symbol |
passing ships
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rocks ⓘ sea ⓘ waves ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional turmoil
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relentless passage of time ⓘ unchanging nature of the external world ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mourning ⓘ passage of time ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
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melancholic ⓘ |
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