My Shadow Analysis

Author: Poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson Type: Poetry Views: 660

From Child's Garden of Verses

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow--
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.

He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

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This poem is meant to provide a theory of a good and evil as Stevenson was the author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. Specificaly it talks about Evil's power over good because of its complex nature.

| Posted on 2009-03-30 | by a guest

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Does this not remind you of your childhood? The comfort that you are not alone as you explore your own world. I too love this poem as well as The land of counterpane also written by the same poet.

| Posted on 2009-03-18 | by a guest

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i love this poem. i think it is about a little kid who thinks his shadow is weird because it acts strangely compared to other children. :)

| Posted on 2009-02-11 | by a guest

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I think this poem is talking about the innocence, curiosity, and imagination of young children. I think it is very cool that uses something as simple as a shadow to make such a fantastic poem.

| Posted on 2008-10-01 | by a guest

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i dont really get his poem but I think it is about just a shawdow and how they aren't always were you think they should be because of the sun behind them. :)

| Posted on 2008-04-23 | by a guest

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