Little Orphant Annie
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Little Orphant Annie is a popular 1885 narrative poem by James Whitcomb Riley, known for its spooky moral tales and its influence on later orphan-girl characters in American culture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Orphan Annie | 4 |
| Little Orphan Annie (comic strip) | 2 |
| “Little Orphant Annie” | 2 |
| "Little Orphant Annie" with "Orphant" archaic spelling | 1 |
| Little Orphan Annie comic strip | 1 |
| Little Orphant Annie canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
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poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Elf Child ⓘ |
| author | James Whitcomb Riley ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mary Alice Smith ⓘ |
| containsMotive | spooky stories told to children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | The Indianapolis Journal ⓘ |
| genre |
children's poetry
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horror poetry ⓘ moral tale ⓘ narrative verse ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
popular Halloween recitation piece
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widely memorized and recited in American schools ⓘ |
| hasDialectType | Midwestern American English ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
example of dialect in American poetry
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used to teach narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | inspired comic strip title "Little Orphan Annie" ⓘ |
| hasLineCountApprox | over 100 lines ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | dialect poetry ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Annie ⓘ |
| hasMood |
didactic
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eerie ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleSpelling |
Little Orphant Annie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"Little Orphant Annie" with "Orphant" archaic spelling
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| hasRefrain | "An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!" ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | irregular rhymed stanzas ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Hoosier dialect ⓘ |
| influenced |
American orphan-girl characters in popular culture
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Little Orphant Annie self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Orphan Annie
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| isAmongBestKnownWorksOf | James Whitcomb Riley ⓘ |
| meter | dialect verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | The Boss Girl, and Other Stories ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Indianapolis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| setting | rural Indiana ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | an orphan girl working as a servant ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
| theme |
child discipline
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morality ⓘ obedience ⓘ supernatural punishment ⓘ |
| warningFunction | to frighten children into good behavior ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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“Little Orphant Annie”
this entity surface form:
“Little Orphant Annie”
this entity surface form:
Little Orphan Annie
this entity surface form:
"Little Orphant Annie" with "Orphant" archaic spelling
this entity surface form:
Little Orphan Annie (comic strip)
this entity surface form:
Little Orphan Annie comic strip
subject surface form:
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
this entity surface form:
Little Orphan Annie
this entity surface form:
Little Orphan Annie (comic strip)