On the Beach at Night Alone

E580040
English-language poem lyric poem poem

"On the Beach at Night Alone" is a contemplative lyric poem by Walt Whitman that reflects on solitude, the sea, and the vastness of the cosmos.

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On the Beach at Night Alone canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language poem ⓘ
lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsMotif infinity ⓘ
night ⓘ
ocean ⓘ
spiritual reflection ⓘ
stars ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ
exploresConcept connection between self and universe ⓘ
cosmic unity ⓘ
spiritual transcendence ⓘ
form free verse ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn American nature poetry ⓘ
modern contemplative poetry ⓘ
hasSetting beach ⓘ
nighttime ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement American Romanticism ⓘ
Transcendentalism NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th century American literature ⓘ
meter irregular ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
partOf Leaves of Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ
styleCharacteristic cataloguing imagery ⓘ
long, flowing lines ⓘ
symbolic use of natural elements ⓘ
subjectMatter cosmic order ⓘ
emotional response to nature ⓘ
relationship between individual and universe ⓘ
theme contemplation ⓘ
cosmos ⓘ
human insignificance ⓘ
nature ⓘ
solitude ⓘ
the sea ⓘ
unity of the universe ⓘ
tone contemplative ⓘ
meditative ⓘ

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Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony → notablePoemUsed → On the Beach at Night Alone ⓘ
subject surface form: A Sea Symphony