Elegy
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"Elegy" is a reflective, mournful poem by Seamus Heaney included in his 1979 collection *Field Work*, in which he meditates on loss and memory.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
meditation on the dead
ⓘ
personal reflection ⓘ rural imagery ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryMode | meditative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| hasReputation | widely studied in Heaney scholarship ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
a dead friend
ⓘ
personal loss ⓘ |
| includedIn | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | unfixed meter ⓘ |
| nationalLiteraryTradition | Irish literature ⓘ |
| originalPublicationContext | Field Work (collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seamus Heaney’s middle-period work ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mourning ⓘ remembrance ⓘ rural life ⓘ the past ⓘ time ⓘ |
| tone |
mournful
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
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