The Land of Counterpane
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"The Land of Counterpane" is a nostalgic children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that imagines a sick child transforming his bedspread into a miniature landscape for toy soldiers and adventures.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's poem
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poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Land of Counterpane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject | bedspread ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | first-person child narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic children's poem ⓘ |
| depicts |
imaginative play
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miniature landscape ⓘ sick child ⓘ toy soldiers ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAuthor | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | stanzaic structure ⓘ |
| hasImagery | battlefields created from household objects ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later children's poetry about imagination ⓘ |
| hasMotif | toys coming to life through imagination ⓘ |
| imageryType |
domestic imagery
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military imagery ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| meter | regular rhyme and rhythm ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Stevenson's children's verse corpus ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| setting | child's bedroom ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
a child confined to bed
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invented landscapes on a quilt ⓘ |
| targetAgeGroup | young readers ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood imagination
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escapism ⓘ illness in childhood ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| tone |
nostalgic
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whimsical ⓘ |
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