“In the Prison Pen”
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“In the Prison Pen” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville that appears as one of the pieces in his collection Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| In the Prison Pen | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Union prisoners of war
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conditions in Civil War prison camps ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
Civil War poetry
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war poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCollectionEditor | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | In the Prison Pen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | poetry ⓘ |
| includedIn | Herman Melville’s Civil War poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American Civil War
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imprisonment ⓘ suffering of soldiers ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| setDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
human cost of war
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soldiers in captivity ⓘ |
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