Sister Songs

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Sister Songs is a lyrical and symbolist poem by English poet Francis Thompson, noted for its rich religious imagery and musical language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyrical poem
poem
symbolist poem
associatedWith Catholic literature
English decadent and symbolist poetry
author Francis Thompson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationLanguage English
genre religious poetry
hasPart Sister Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters NERFINISHED
The Hound of Heaven (contextually related in collections) NERFINISHED
The Making of Viola NERFINISHED
language English
literaryForm lyric poetry
literaryMovement Symbolism NERFINISHED
notableFor musical language
rich religious imagery
period late 19th century literature
religiousTradition Christianity
styleCharacteristic complex symbolism
musical prosody
ornate diction
theme childhood
divine grace
innocence
mysticism
spiritual love
usesImagery Marian imagery
angelic imagery
nature imagery

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Francis Thompson (English poet) notableWork Sister Songs
subject surface form: Francis Thompson