Children’s Poet

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Children’s Poet is the affectionate nickname given to American writer James Whitcomb Riley for his widely beloved and nostalgic verse for and about children.

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Children’s Poet canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellation ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
appliedBy American readers ⓘ
literary critics ⓘ
publishers ⓘ
appliedTo James Whitcomb Riley ⓘ
associatedWithGenre children’s poetry ⓘ
dialect poetry ⓘ
sentimental poetry ⓘ
countryOfCulturalContext United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes James Whitcomb Riley’s role as a poet for children ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
hasConnotation affectionate ⓘ
hasSubject childhood ⓘ
children ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
rural American life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor nostalgic verse about childhood ⓘ
widely beloved verse for children ⓘ
personAssociatedPlace Indiana ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
personDateOfBirth 1849-10-07 ⓘ
personDateOfDeath 1916-07-22 ⓘ
personHasCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
personHasFamilyName Riley ⓘ
personHasGender male ⓘ
personHasGivenName James ⓘ
personHasMiddleName Whitcomb ⓘ
personHasNotableStyle Hoosier dialect ⓘ
personHasNotableTheme family life ⓘ
idealized childhood ⓘ
moral lessons ⓘ
sentimentality ⓘ
personHasOccupation poet ⓘ
writer ⓘ
personNationality American ⓘ
personPeriodOfActivity 1870s ⓘ
1880s ⓘ
1890s ⓘ
1900s ⓘ
personPlaceOfBirth Greenfield, Indiana ⓘ
personPlaceOfDeath Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
refersTo James Whitcomb Riley ⓘ
relatedWorkOfPerson Little Orphant Annie ⓘ
surface form: “Little Orphant Annie”

The Raggedy Man ⓘ
surface form: “The Raggedy Man”

When the Frost Is on the Punkin ⓘ
surface form: “When the Frost is on the Punkin”
usedInCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

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James Whitcomb Riley → nickname → Children’s Poet ⓘ