The Silken Tent
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"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Silken Tent canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedAuthorWork | The Collected Poems of Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLine | She is as in a field a silken tent ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
balance between independence and attachment
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complexities of emotional bonds ⓘ |
| form | sonnet ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | recognized work in Robert Frost’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely studied in Frost scholarship ⓘ |
| hasStructure | single continuous sentence ⓘ |
| imagery |
summer breeze
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tent pole and supporting cords ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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enjambment ⓘ extended metaphor ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| mainImage | silken tent in a summer breeze ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 14 ⓘ |
| portrays | freedom existing within gentle constraints ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | Shakespearean sonnet variant ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
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poetry analysis courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a woman compared to a silken tent ⓘ |
| symbolism |
breeze as symbol of temptation or external influence
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cords as symbol of ties and obligations ⓘ tent as symbol of a woman ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom
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human relationships ⓘ inner freedom within commitments ⓘ love ⓘ moral obligations ⓘ restraint ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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meditative ⓘ |
| usesSetting | field in summer ⓘ |
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