The Lamplighter
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"The Lamplighter" is a nostalgic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that fondly depicts a child's fascination with the nightly rounds of a man lighting street lamps.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| ageGroup | children and young readers ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
childhood fascination
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daily rituals ⓘ urban life before electric lighting ⓘ wonder at ordinary work ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
man lighting street lamps
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nightly rounds of a lamplighter ⓘ |
| emotionalEffect |
affection for ordinary workers
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nostalgia for childhood evenings ⓘ |
| evokes |
sense of comfort
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sense of security at night ⓘ |
| focusesOn | evening routine of lighting lamps ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
street lamps being lit one by one
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transition from daylight to night ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
childlike
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simple ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
repetition
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rhyme ⓘ rhythm ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | child ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
everyday work as magical to a child
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lamplighter as admired figure ⓘ |
| setting | city streets at dusk ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | street lighting in pre-electric era ⓘ |
| tone | nostalgic ⓘ |
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