Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon
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"Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon" is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that reimagines a Black preacher’s funeral oration in rich, biblical cadences as part of his collection God’s Trombones.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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religious poem ⓘ sermon poem ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | James Weldon Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | funeral oration ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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Christian poetry ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant | Go Down, Death—A Funeral Sermon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African-American oral tradition
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Black preaching style ⓘ King James Bible diction ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
comfort mourners
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elevate folk sermon to high art ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
sermon
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verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Black preacher ⓘ |
| partOf | God’s Trombones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Death as servant of God
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God as compassionate ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Viking Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Black church tradition
NERFINISHED
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Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
Black church environment
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funeral service ⓘ |
| style |
biblical cadences
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oratorical ⓘ rhythmic prose-poetry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death of a believer
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transition from earthly life to heaven ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
African-American church communities
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general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
Black religious experience
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afterlife ⓘ consolation ⓘ death ⓘ faith ⓘ funeral ⓘ |
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