The Wild Wood
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The Wild Wood is a chapter in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," depicting the eerie, dangerous forest that contrasts with the story’s more peaceful riverbank setting.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Wild Wood | 3 |
| The Wild Wood canonical | 1 |
| TheWildWood | 1 |
| Wild Wood | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
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literaryWork ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| author | Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Mole and Rat find refuge in Badger’s house
ⓘ
Mole gets lost in the woods ⓘ Rat searches for Mole ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | the peaceful riverbank setting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Badger
ⓘ
Mole ⓘ Rat ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
ferrets
ⓘ
stoats ⓘ weasels ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Wind in the Willows
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wind in the Willows (1908)
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| hasGenre |
animal fiction
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later depictions of ominous forests in children’s fantasy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Badger’s home ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| moodShiftFromPreviousChapter | from cozy and pastoral to tense and ominous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts safety of the riverbank with danger of the woods
ⓘ
tests the courage of the characters ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| settingDescription |
dangerous forest
ⓘ
eerie forest ⓘ |
| settingType | forest ⓘ |
| spatialRelation |
adjacent to Badger’s underground home
ⓘ
located away from the riverbank ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
danger
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social unrest among the animals ⓘ the unknown ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
ⓘ
fear of the unknown ⓘ friendship and loyalty ⓘ hospitality and refuge ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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menacing ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | studied in children’s literature courses ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| workType | children’s literature chapter ⓘ |
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