The Day the Saucers Came
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"The Day the Saucers Came" is a humorous, apocalyptic poem by Neil Gaiman that imagines multiple world-ending catastrophes happening at once while the narrator is too distracted by personal concerns to notice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic fiction
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humorous poetry ⓘ speculative poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | unnamed first-person speaker ⓘ |
| imagery |
Cthulhu-like monsters
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angels ⓘ flying saucers ⓘ gods returning ⓘ rapture ⓘ zombies ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
humor
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satire of self-centeredness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTone |
comic
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deadpan ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWorkType | Neil Gaiman poetry ⓘ |
| publicationMedium |
online
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print ⓘ |
| stylisticDevice |
contrast between personal and global stakes
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enumeration of disasters ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| subject |
indifference to global catastrophe
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narrator waiting for a phone call ⓘ simultaneous world-ending events ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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fans of speculative fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
alien invasion
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apocalypse ⓘ end of the world ⓘ missed opportunities ⓘ multiple catastrophes ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ self-absorption ⓘ zombie apocalypse ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
end-times prophecy
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phone call that never comes ⓘ |
| workOf | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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