The Haystack in the Floods

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"The Haystack in the Floods" is a dramatic narrative poem by William Morris that vividly depicts betrayal, doomed love, and brutal violence against the backdrop of the Hundred Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative poem
author William Morris NERFINISHED
belongsToCollection The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts battlefield aftermath
medieval warfare
featuresExecution true
firstPublicationYear 1858
firstPublishedIn The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems NERFINISHED
genre narrative poetry
romantic tragedy
hasHistoricalBackdrop true
hasTone grim
tragic
hasViolentEnding true
historicalContext late Middle Ages
isAmongBestKnownPoemsOf William Morris NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement Pre-Raphaelite NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literaryTechnique abrupt ending
dramatic dialogue
vivid visual imagery
mainCharacter Godmar NERFINISHED
Jehan de la Marche NERFINISHED
Robert de Marny NERFINISHED
meter rhymed couplets
narrativePerspective third-person narration
publisherOfFirstBook Bell and Daldy NERFINISHED
settingLocation France NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED
theme betrayal
death
despair
doomed love
honour
violence
war
verseForm accentual-syllabic verse

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The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems hasPoem The Haystack in the Floods