Against Sennacherib

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Hezekiah_of_Judah
gptkbp:adaptation musical settings
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:award
gptkbp:author gptkb:Lord_Byron
gptkbp:contains_track ABAB
six stanzas
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired various artistic interpretations
gptkbp:form lyric poem
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poet
gptkbp:historical_context Sennacherib's campaign against Judah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Against Sennacherib
gptkbp:includes anthologies of English poetry
gptkbp:influenced later poets
gptkbp:influences gptkb:church
gptkbp:inspiration Biblical account of Sennacherib's siege
gptkbp:involved_units iambic pentameter
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:literary_work
simile
imagery
alliteration
gptkbp:notable_quote ' The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold'
' And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail'
' For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast'
' And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea'
gptkbp:performed_by in various literary festivals
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_Poetical_Works_of_Lord_Byron
1815
gptkbp:related_works The Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron
gptkbp:setting gptkb:ancient_Assyria
gptkbp:theme divine intervention
gptkbp:themes gptkb:heroism
gptkb:Order
faith
victory of good over evil
destruction of enemies
power of God
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages