The Skeleton in Armor
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"The Skeleton in Armor" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the romantic and tragic tale of a Viking warrior and his lost love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Skeleton in Armor canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| form | lyric narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative poetry
ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasFictionalElement | Viking settlement in New England ⓘ |
| hasTone |
melancholic
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Newport Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
discovery of a skeleton in armor near Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ romantic idealization of the past ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Viking warrior ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Viking warrior ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | The Knickerbocker magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 1840s ⓘ |
| portraysCulture | Norse Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Viking warrior ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | New England coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | stanzas of varying length ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
ⓘ
death ⓘ exile ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Viking Age (legendary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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