Time present and time past
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"Time present and time past" is the famous opening line of T. S. Eliot’s poem "Burnt Norton," which introduces its meditation on time, memory, and eternity.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary quotation
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opening line ⓘ poem line ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Four Quartets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPublication | 1936 ⓘ |
| firstWordsOf | Burnt Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | are both perhaps present in time future ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
nonlinear time
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past time ⓘ present time ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic line of 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | declarative sentence ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | critical discussions of Four Quartets ⓘ |
| hasMeter | free verse ⓘ |
| hasRhetoricalFunction |
framing device
ⓘ
thematic introduction ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Burnt Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotedIn |
literary criticism on T. S. Eliot
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philosophical discussions of time in literature ⓘ |
| theme |
eternity
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memory ⓘ metaphysical reflection ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ relationship between past and present ⓘ temporal paradox ⓘ time ⓘ |
| workType | poetry ⓘ |
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