The Wreck of the Deutschland
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The Wreck of the Deutschland is a long, experimental ode by Gerard Manley Hopkins that commemorates a shipwreck and showcases his innovative use of sprung rhythm and religious themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ode
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poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| author | Gerard Manley Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralHumanFigures | five exiled German nuns ⓘ |
| commemorates |
five Franciscan nuns who died in the wreck
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wreck of the German emigrant ship Deutschland ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | The Month NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1875 ⓘ |
| editorOfFirstEdition | Robert Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Humphrey Milford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | long poem ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental poetry
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ode ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | Thou mastering me God! ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | 1875 wreck of the SS Deutschland in the Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical language
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Jesuit spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedPublication | The Month NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metricalInnovation | sprung rhythm ⓘ |
| nationalLiterature | English literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early and radical use of sprung rhythm
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integration of personal religious experience with public disaster ⓘ |
| part |
Part I
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Part II ⓘ |
| placeWritten | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | The Month NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
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Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two-part poem ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
alliteration
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complex syntax ⓘ dense imagery ⓘ neologisms ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic faith
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divine grace ⓘ religious martyrdom ⓘ shipwreck of the SS Deutschland NERFINISHED ⓘ suffering and redemption ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine providence
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incarnation ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
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