“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight”
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“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight” is a Civil War–era poem by Herman Melville that reflects on the practical, moral, and technological implications of the ironclad warship Monitor’s famous naval engagement.
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| A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares | traditional naval heroism and mechanical efficiency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | mechanized naval engagement ⓘ |
| evaluates | military success in terms of utility ⓘ |
| focus |
practical outcomes over romantic ideals
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technological innovation in naval combat ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
Civil War poetry
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war poetry ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Battle of Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast
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imagery ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentionsShip |
CSS Virginia
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USS Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| partOf | Herman Melville’s Civil War poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFramework | utilitarian ethics ⓘ |
| questions | traditional notions of glory in war ⓘ |
| reflectsOn |
impact of ironclads on future warfare
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relationship between morality and military technology ⓘ |
| setting | sea battle ⓘ |
| subject |
Battle of Hampton Roads
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USS Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ ironclad warships ⓘ morality of war ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ pragmatism in combat ⓘ technology in war ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| theme |
contrast between heroism and machinery
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efficiency and utility as measures of value ⓘ impersonal nature of mechanized war ⓘ moral cost of warfare ⓘ practical evaluation of military technology ⓘ |
| tone |
analytical
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reflective ⓘ sober ⓘ |
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