Bed in Summer

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"Bed in Summer" is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that reflects a child's frustration with going to bed while it is still light outside.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's poem
poem
appearsIn A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED
author Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED
collection A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED
contrastsWith winter mornings
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED
describes a child's frustration with going to bed while it is still light outside
educationalUse illustrating seasonal differences in daylight
teaching rhyme and rhythm to children
firstLine In winter I get up at night
genre children's literature
lyric poetry
hasForm short poem
hasSubject children's daily life
natural light
sleep habits
includedIn many children's poetry anthologies
intendedAudience children
language English
literaryDevice contrast
imagery
repetition
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
meter regular rhyme and rhythm typical of Stevenson's children's verse
narrativePerspective first person
narrator a child
publicationType poetry collection component
rhymeScheme simple end-rhymes
setting home
summer
subjectOf literary analysis in children's literature studies
theme bedtime
childhood
daily routine
frustration
light and darkness
seasons
tone complaining
playful
reflective

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A Child’s Garden of Verses hasPoem Bed in Summer