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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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
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surface form: “Little Orphant Annie”

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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