song “Full fathom five”

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"Full fathom five" is a lyrical song from William Shakespeare’s play *The Tempest*, sung by the spirit Ariel to describe a drowned man transformed under the sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric
poem
song
addressedTo Ferdinand
associatedConcept sea-change
author William Shakespeare
characterIn The Tempest
countryOfOrigin England
creator William Shakespeare
describes a body transformed under the sea
a drowned man
dramaticFunction to create an eerie, magical atmosphere
to mislead Ferdinand about his father’s death
famousLine But doth suffer a sea-change
Nothing of him that doth fade
firstLine Full fathom five thy father lies
genre lyric poetry
song
hasCharacterMention Ferdinand
Ferdinand’s father
hasNotablePhrase Full fathom five
sea-change
imagery pearls that were his eyes
sea-change
inCollection songs in Shakespeare’s plays
influenced later uses of the term "sea-change" in English
numerous musical settings by later composers
language English
literaryForm verse
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama
surface form: Elizabethan drama
meter iambic pentameter (predominantly)
partOf The Tempest
performedBy Ariel
period English Renaissance
quotationFrom The Tempest
surface form: The Tempest, Act I, Scene II
rhymeScheme irregular
setting under the sea
spokenTo Ferdinand
theme death
metamorphosis of the body
the sea
transformation

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Ariel associatedWith song “Full fathom five”