The Lesson for Today
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"The Lesson for Today" is a satirical poem by Robert Frost that reflects on modern society’s moral and intellectual complacency with characteristic wit and irony.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
satirical poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
complacency
ⓘ
modern intellectual attitudes ⓘ moral laxity ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasPoeticSpeaker | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
conversational
ⓘ
didactic ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
ethics
ⓘ
intellect ⓘ society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
intellectual complacency
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modern society ⓘ moral complacency ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
humor
ⓘ
irony ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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