Margaret (title refers to poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins)
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"Margaret" is the young girl addressed in Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem "Spring and Fall," who serves as a figure for innocent sorrow and the dawning awareness of human mortality.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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poetic character ⓘ |
| addressedAs | "Margaret, are you grieving" ⓘ |
| addressedBy | speaker of "Spring and Fall" ⓘ |
| appearsIn | "Spring and Fall" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
childhood
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emotional awakening ⓘ fall of man ⓘ grief ⓘ human mortality ⓘ innocence ⓘ loss ⓘ sorrow ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gerard Manley Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
young child
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young girl ⓘ |
| emotion | grief over falling leaves ⓘ |
| hasRole |
addressee of the poem
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figure of innocent sorrow ⓘ representative child figure ⓘ symbol of dawning awareness of mortality ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nameIn | "Spring and Fall" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human response to mortality
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individual confrontation with death ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ |
| timeOfCreationContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| workFormContext | lyric poem ⓘ |
| workGenreContext | Victorian poetry ⓘ |
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