The Illinois Village
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"The Illinois Village" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that portrays small-town Midwestern American life with vivid, rhythmic, and often socially critical imagery.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Vachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Vachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | social conditions in a Midwestern village ⓘ |
| examines | tensions in small-town society ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasImageryType |
socially critical imagery
ⓘ
vivid visual imagery ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | observational ⓘ |
| hasRegionDepicted | Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
celebratory
ⓘ
critical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | Vachel Lindsay's body of work ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | early 20th century American life ⓘ |
| portrays | Midwestern American village life ⓘ |
| setting |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
imagistic
ⓘ
oratorical ⓘ rhythmic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American small towns
ⓘ
ordinary people ⓘ |
| theme |
community life
ⓘ
modernity versus tradition ⓘ small-town American life ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
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