Eros Turannos

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"Eros Turannos" is a renowned poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that explores the tragic, binding power of love through the story of a woman trapped in a doomed marriage.

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instanceOf literary work
poem
author Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED
belongsTo Edwin Arlington Robinson bibliography NERFINISHED
characterType emotionally distant husband
unnamed female protagonist
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation one of Edwin Arlington Robinson's most famous poems
explores self-deception in relationships
social expectations of women
the cost of loyalty
the fear of loneliness
form narrative poem
genre lyric poetry
hasAuthor Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED
language English
literaryDevice allusion to Greek concepts of Eros
imagery
irony
symbolism
literaryMovement American modernism precursor
literaryPeriod late 19th–early 20th century American poetry
mainTheme emotional entrapment
illusion versus reality
love
marriage
tragic fate
meter regular meter with variations
narrativeFocus a woman in a doomed marriage
originalPublicationLanguage English
portrays psychological conflict
social pressure in marriage
the binding power of love
rhymeScheme complex end-rhyme pattern
setting a small town
studiedIn American literature courses
poetry analysis courses
titleLanguage Greek
titleMeaning Love the Tyrant NERFINISHED
tone ironic
somber
tragic
uses domestic imagery
imagery of the sea

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