Tommy
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"Tommy" is a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling that explores the contrasting ways British society treats soldiers in peacetime versus wartime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
civil-military relations
ⓘ
public perception of the army ⓘ respect and neglect of veterans ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionBy | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTerm | Tommy Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
middle-class attitudes toward soldiers
ⓘ
societal hypocrisy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British imperial era ⓘ |
| depicts |
contrast between civilian attitudes in war and peace
ⓘ
social marginalization of soldiers in peacetime ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | poetry collection ⓘ |
| focusesOn | British soldiers ⓘ |
| genre |
poem about war
ⓘ
satirical poem ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discourse about treatment of soldiers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
military life
ⓘ
patriotism and ingratitude ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| includedIn | Barrack-Room Ballads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and social prejudice
ⓘ
hypocrisy of society toward soldiers ⓘ treatment of soldiers in peacetime versus wartime ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ballad-like verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | British common soldier ⓘ |
| oftenQuotedFor | line contrasting treatment in war and peace ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| setIn | Victorian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
colloquial language
ⓘ
dialect speech ⓘ |
| subject | British Army private soldier ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the ordinary British soldier ⓘ |
| tone |
bitter
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| workOf | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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