General William Booth Enters into Heaven (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Vachel Lindsay
- First Published: 1913
- Type of Work: Elegy
- Genres: Poetry, Elegy
- Subjects: Music or musicians, Christianity, Faith, Soldiers, Jesus Christ, Heaven, Salvation Army, Eagles
The Poem
“General William Booth Enters into Heaven” is a short, fifty-six line, rhymed elegy. It is divided into two sections. The first section contains two stanzas, totaling twenty-three lines, and the second section contains five stanzas, totaling thirty-three lines. The title establishes the dramatic setting of the poem—General Booth’s ascension into the glory of heaven. The poem makes heavy use of repetition and onomatopoeia.
The poem is written in third-person, omniscient, simple narration. No attention is drawn to the narrator, as the narration is intended...
[The entire page is 1148 words long]
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