The Artilleryman’s Vision

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"The Artilleryman’s Vision" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman that vividly portrays a veteran’s haunting nighttime recollections of battle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Walt Whitman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts battlefield chaos ⓘ
cannon fire ⓘ
soldiers under fire ⓘ
describes artillery combat ⓘ
haunting recollections ⓘ
sounds of battle ⓘ
visual images of explosions ⓘ
explores lingering impact of war on veterans ⓘ
focusesOn inner life of a soldier ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
historicalContext American Civil War (1861–1865) ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement American realism (post–Civil War context) ⓘ
linked to: Realism
literaryPeriod 19th century American literature ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
portrays a Civil War artilleryman ⓘ
psychological aftermath of war ⓘ
relatedWorkAuthor Leaves of Grass ⓘ
setting American Civil War battlefield (in memory) ⓘ
nighttime ⓘ
subject Civil War veteran’s nighttime vision ⓘ
theme American Civil War ⓘ
memory of battle ⓘ
veteran’s experience ⓘ
war trauma ⓘ
tone haunting ⓘ
intense ⓘ
vivid ⓘ
usesDevice imagery ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
sound imagery ⓘ
visual imagery ⓘ

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