The Last Rose of Summer
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The Last Rose of Summer is a famous early-19th-century Irish poem and song by Thomas Moore, known for its melancholic reflection on aging, loss, and the passage of time.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
art song
ⓘ
parlor song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish musical nationalism
ⓘ
Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional Irish air "Aisling an Óig" ("The Young Man’s Dream") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| firstLine | "’Tis the last rose of summer" ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish art song
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
flower imagery
ⓘ
nature imagery ⓘ |
| hasMood | nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasSetting | late summer garden ⓘ |
| influenced | 19th-century sentimental song tradition ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext |
domestic music-making
ⓘ
salon performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| lyricist | Thomas Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | common meter ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent inclusion in song collections
ⓘ
widespread popularity in the 19th century ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setToTune | traditional Irish melody ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a single remaining rose at the end of the season ⓘ |
| symbolism |
summer symbolizes youth
ⓘ
the fading rose symbolizes mortality ⓘ the rose symbolizes the last survivor among friends ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
death ⓘ loneliness ⓘ loss ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
| tone | melancholic ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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