Instructions
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"Instructions" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, best known as a poetic, second-person guide through a fairy-tale world that offers metaphorical advice for navigating life's journeys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Instructions canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptation | picture book ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAllusionTo |
classic fairy tales
ⓘ
mythic quests ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMessage |
accept uncertainty
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be kind to those you meet on the way ⓘ courage in the face of fear ⓘ trust your instincts ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
doors and thresholds
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paths and crossroads ⓘ tests and trials ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | list of instructions ⓘ |
| hasStyle | poetic prose ⓘ |
| illustratedEditionIllustrator | Charles Vess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
adults
ⓘ
children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose poem ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | second-person ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | you ⓘ |
| publisherOfPictureBookEdition | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fairy-tale world ⓘ |
| theme |
life journey
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metaphorical advice ⓘ rules for surviving a magical world ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| tone |
cautionary
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lyrical ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
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