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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Children’s Poet canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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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