My Shadow

E1040395

"My Shadow" is a well-known children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that playfully explores a child's fascination with their own shadow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's poem
poem
poetry collection
author Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED
Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED
containsCharacter child narrator
containsMotif light and darkness
shadow
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
educationalUse teaching observation of everyday phenomena
teaching poetry to children
frequentlyAnthologizedIn children's poetry anthologies
genre children's literature
poetry
hasAdaptation illustrated picture-book editions
recitations and audio recordings
hasCulturalRole classic children's poem
hasInfluenceOn children's poetry in English
includedIn A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED
intendedAudience children
language English
literaryDevice imagery
personification
rhyme
literaryForm lyric poem
medium print
meter regular rhythm
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor depiction of a child's perspective
memorable rhythm and rhyme
publicationCentury 19th century
rhymeScheme rhymed verse
subject a child's fascination with their own shadow
theme childhood
imagination
observation of nature
playfulness
self-awareness
tone playful
whimsical

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