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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Kimi shinitamō koto nakare canonical 2

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

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Yosano Akiko → notableWork → Kimi shinitamō koto nakare ⓘ
Yosano Akiko → notableWork → Kimi shinitamō koto nakare ⓘ
subject linked to: Hō Shō