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.
Statements (39)
| 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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