Kimi shinitamō koto nakare
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Kimi shinitamō koto nakare is a famous anti-war poem by Japanese poet Yosano Akiko, written as a passionate plea against the sacrifice of young lives in battle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war poem
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poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | younger brother of the poet ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Yosano Akiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticizes |
nationalistic glorification of death in war
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sacrifice of young lives in battle ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic Japanese anti-war poem
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widely anthologized in Japanese literature ⓘ |
| expresses |
desire for survival over military honor
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fear of death in war ⓘ love for a soldier at the front ⓘ |
| form | tanka poem ⓘ |
| genre | tanka ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Japanese pacifist discourse
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later Japanese anti-war literature ⓘ |
| languageFeature |
imperative plea "shinitamō koto nakare" (do not die)
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use of intimate address "kimi" ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Taishō romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anti-war
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opposition to militarism ⓘ pacifism ⓘ value of individual life ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct opposition to state ideology of its time
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emotional intensity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Japanese poetry canon ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | Russo-Japanese War era ⓘ |
| stanceOnWar |
anti-war
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critical ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Japanese literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly analysis on gender and war in Japan
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scholarly analysis on pacifism in Japanese literature ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| tone |
passionate
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pleading ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle |
Thou Shalt Not Die
NERFINISHED
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You Must Not Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Yosano Akiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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