Lycidas

GPTKB entity

Statements (140)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:poet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Milton
gptkbp:adapted_into	various performances
gptkbp:author	gptkb:John_Milton
gptkbp:character	gptkb:Edward_King the speaker
gptkbp:contains	Christian themes nature imagery pastoral elements religious references references to mythology allusions to mythology references to death references to education references to fame references to friendship references to music references to shepherds references to the afterlife references to the beauty of nature references to the clergy references to the concept of belonging references to the concept of companionship references to the concept of courage references to the concept of despair references to the concept of fame references to the concept of grace references to the concept of joy references to the concept of justice references to the concept of knowledge references to the concept of love references to the concept of loyalty references to the concept of perseverance references to the concept of redemption references to the concept of resilience references to the concept of self. references to the concept of suffering references to the concept of truth references to the cycle of life references to the divine references to the fleeting nature of life references to the idea of community references to the idea of determination references to the idea of endurance references to the idea of faith references to the idea of faithfulness references to the idea of friendship references to the idea of hope references to the idea of identity references to the idea of mercy references to the idea of peace references to the idea of sacrifice references to the idea of salvation references to the idea of sorrow references to the idea of strength references to the idea of virtue references to the idea of wisdom references to the importance of legacy references to the inevitability of death references to the muse references to the pastoral tradition references to the poet's role references to the power of poetry references to the role of the poet references to the sea references to the university mythological allusions
gptkbp:contains_track	gptkb:poet elegy
gptkbp:critical_reception	widely studied considered a masterpiece
gptkbp:cultural_impact	inspired adaptations referenced in other works
gptkbp:dedicated_to	gptkb:Edward_King
gptkbp:discusses	the nature of death
gptkbp:explores	the role of the poet
gptkbp:form	blank verse pastoral elegy
gptkbp:genre	elegy pastoral elegy
gptkbp:historical_context	gptkb:17th_century_England Cambridge University life
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lycidas
gptkbp:includes	anthologies of English poetry
gptkbp:influenced	later poets
gptkbp:influenced_by	classical literature
gptkbp:influences	gptkb:philosopher Renaissance literature classical literature
gptkbp:is_considered_as	a significant work of the 17th century. one of Milton's best poems
gptkbp:is_part_of	Milton's early works
gptkbp:is_reflected_in	Milton's views on mortality
gptkbp:is_studied_in	literary courses
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:legacy	analyzed in academic papers taught in literature courses performed in adaptations
gptkbp:literary_devices	gptkb:Person gptkb:literary_work symbolism imagery alliteration
gptkbp:motif	gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set gptkb:cemetery nature divine intervention transience
gptkbp:notable_for	its pastoral themes
gptkbp:notable_quote	“ The man who was not born to die” “ The shepherd who didst once inspire” " The shepherds' pipe, the shepherds' song"
gptkbp:product_line	“ Yet once more, O ye laurels” " Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more"
gptkbp:published_by	gptkb:The_Cambridge_University_Press 1637 The 1637 edition of ' Poems'
gptkbp:set_in	a pastoral landscape
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Cambridge_University pastoral landscape
gptkbp:significance	influenced later poets examined in literary criticism part of Milton's early works
gptkbp:social_structure	5 sections
gptkbp:style	gptkb:High_School elevated diction rhetorical questions apostrophe
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:loss grief mortality
gptkbp:themes	gptkb:loss faith grief
gptkbp:uses	symbolism
gptkbp:voice_actor	first-person elegiac tone
gptkbp:written_in	iambic pentameter blank verse