Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye"
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"Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that reflects on romantic encounters and has inspired various later works, including the title of J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Comin' Thro' the Rye | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scots-language poem
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish folk tradition
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romantic folk imagery ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| basedOn |
earlier folk tune
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traditional Scottish song ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Burns' love songs
ⓘ
Scottish literature ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 18th century ⓘ |
| character |
Jenny
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a speaking narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became a well-known Scottish song
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widely anthologized in Burns collections ⓘ |
| firstLine | O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body ⓘ |
| form | song lyric ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
choral arrangements
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musical settings ⓘ recorded folk songs ⓘ vocal performances ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
secretive meetings in fields
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wet clothes from crossing the rye ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
a rye field
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rural Scotland ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
The Catcher in the Rye
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surface form:
Coming Through the Rye
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| hasVersion |
expurgated versions with altered lyrics
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more explicit traditional variants ⓘ |
| influenced | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor | J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| inspiredTitleOf | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Enlightenment-era literature ⓘ |
| meter | song-like stanza form ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns' song collections ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| questionedBy | moral commentators of its time ⓘ |
| referencedIn | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | simple rhyming quatrains ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
meeting lovers in the rye
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public versus private morality ⓘ |
| theme |
romantic encounters
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sexuality ⓘ social convention ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
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