When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy
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"When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy" is a melancholic, reflective song sung by the clown Feste at the end of Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often interpreted as a commentary on the play’s themes of folly, time, and human experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy Context triple: [Twelfth Night, famousSong, When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy]
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A.
When We Were Very Young
"When We Were Very Young" is a 1924 collection of children's poems by A. A. Milne that introduced the character Christopher Robin and helped pave the way for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
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B.
A Child’s Reminiscence
A Child’s Reminiscence is the original title of Walt Whitman’s lyric poem later known as “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking,” a seminal work of American free verse exploring memory, loss, and the awakening of the poetic self.
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There Was a Child Went Forth
"There Was a Child Went Forth" is a reflective, early-life-themed poem by Walt Whitman that explores how a child's identity is shaped by the people, places, and experiences around them.
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D.
The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is the climactic tenth episode of Game of Thrones season 4, featuring several major character confrontations and turning points that reshape the political and mystical landscape of Westeros.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy Target entity description: "When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy" is a melancholic, reflective song sung by the clown Feste at the end of Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often interpreted as a commentary on the play’s themes of folly, time, and human experience.
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A.
When We Were Very Young
"When We Were Very Young" is a 1924 collection of children's poems by A. A. Milne that introduced the character Christopher Robin and helped pave the way for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
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B.
A Child’s Reminiscence
A Child’s Reminiscence is the original title of Walt Whitman’s lyric poem later known as “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking,” a seminal work of American free verse exploring memory, loss, and the awakening of the poetic self.
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C.
There Was a Child Went Forth
"There Was a Child Went Forth" is a reflective, early-life-themed poem by Walt Whitman that explores how a child's identity is shaped by the people, places, and experiences around them.
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D.
The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is the climactic tenth episode of Game of Thrones season 4, featuring several major character confrontations and turning points that reshape the political and mystical landscape of Westeros.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Feste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | Shakespearean comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceEffect | bittersweet reflection at the end of a comedy ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPerformer | Feste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early modern English theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
closure to the action of Twelfth Night
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epilogue-like commentary ⓘ |
| firstLine | When that I was and a little tiny boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic song
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melancholic song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| hasCharacterPerspective | fool’s perspective on life ⓘ |
| interpretation |
commentary on the persistence of folly through life stages
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reflection on the gap between comedy and real life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
song performance
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text ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAs | song in stage productions of Twelfth Night ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final song of the play Twelfth Night ⓘ |
| recurringImage | rain ⓘ |
| recurringMotive | endurance through adversity ⓘ |
| refrain | For the rain it raineth every day ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | stanzaic rhyme ⓘ |
| settingInWork | sung at the end of Twelfth Night ⓘ |
| sungBy | Feste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
folly
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human experience ⓘ mortality ⓘ resignation ⓘ the constancy of human folly ⓘ the hardships of life ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ time ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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reflective ⓘ |
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Subject: When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy Description of subject: "When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy" is a melancholic, reflective song sung by the clown Feste at the end of Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often interpreted as a commentary on the play’s themes of folly, time, and human experience.
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