Little Orphant Annie

Sinopsis

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"Little Orphant Annie" is an 1885 poem written by James Whitcomb Riley and published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. First titled "The Elf Child", the name was changed by Riley to "Little Orphant Allie" at its third printing; however, a typesetting error during printing renamed the poem to its current form. "Orphant" is an obsolete form of the word "orphan". Known as the "Hoosier poet", Riley wrote the rhymes in 19th-century Hoosier dialect. It is one of his most well known poems. The subject was inspired by Mary Alice "Allie" Smith, an orphan living in the Riley home during her childhood. The poem contains four stanzas; the first introduces Annie and the second and third are stories she is telling to young children. Each story tells of a bad child who is snatched away by goblins as a result of his or her misbehavior. The underlying moral and warning is announced in the final stanza, telling children that they should obey their parents and be kind to the unfortunate, lest they suffer the same fate.

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Detalles

Tipo

Libro

Estreno

15 de noviembre de 1885

Géneros

horror fiction, cautionary tale

Creado por

James Whitcomb Riley

Países

United States

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