Fairies by Abbie Farwell Brown
The speaker says that, having read much about Fairies, they would not fear one if they saw it. They have already planned a greeting and prepared a Wish so that no time would be lost. Although the speaker sometimes senses Fairies nearby, they cannot see them and wonder whether the Fairies are afraid of them.
By Abbie Farwell Brown · First published 1906 · Genre: Children's Poetry, Fantasy Poetry, Fairy Poetry · 127 words
First lines
If I should see a Fairy, / I should not be afraid, / I know so much about them, / From all that I have read.
I've planned how I would greet them, / And what I ought to say; / I'd have my Wish all ready, / To save the least delay.
I sometimes feel them near me, / But still I cannot see. / I wonder, oh! I wonder, / Are they afraid of me?
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Genres
- Children's Poetry — The work is a short, accessible rhyming poem voiced by a child and centered on imaginative wonder.
- Fantasy Poetry — Fairies, wishes, and the possibility of unseen magical beings place the poem within fantasy.
- Fairy Poetry — The poem directly explores the speaker's thoughts about meeting fairies and draws on fairy-lore imagery.
- Lyric Poetry — It presents a personal, reflective first-person voice expressing curiosity, anticipation, and wonder.
Tags
children's poetry · fairy lore · imaginary beings · wonder · child speaker · first-person narration · innocence · curiosity · anticipation · wishes · reading and imagination · unseen presence
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Abbie Farwell Brown
- Date: 1906 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Children's Poetry, Fantasy Poetry, Fairy Poetry, Lyric Poetry, Imaginative Literature
- Length: 127 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
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