Clarinda, mistress of my soul
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"Clarinda, mistress of my soul" is a passionate love poem written by Robert Burns to Agnes Maclehose, celebrating their intense but ultimately platonic romantic attachment.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
love poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Agnes Maclehose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addresseePseudonym | Clarinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Agnes Maclehose
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burns–Maclehose correspondence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| expresses |
emotional conflict
ⓘ
idealized love ⓘ yearning for union ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre | romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
distance and absence
ⓘ
fire and passion ⓘ soul and spiritual connection ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Clarinda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
speaker ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Clarinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | relationship between Robert Burns and Agnes Maclehose ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
ⓘ
hyperbole ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns love poetry corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipDepicted |
romantic friendship
ⓘ
unconsummated love ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Burns scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional longing
ⓘ
intense romantic attachment ⓘ platonic love ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| tone |
devotional
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| writtenByNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| writtenInContextOf | Burns’s Edinburgh period ⓘ |
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