A Child's Elegy by Irving Sidney Dix
In Irving Sidney Dix’s A Child’s Elegy, a young girl named Sarah is grieving the death of her beloved grandmother. As she struggles to come to terms with her loss, Sarah finds solace in the memories of her grandmother’s life and the stories she used to tell. Through her grief, Sarah discovers the power of love and the importance of cherishing the memories of those we have lost. A Child’s Elegy is a touching story of love, loss, and the healing power of remembrance.
By Irving Sidney Dix · First published 1910 · Genre: Poetry, Drama, Romance · 434 words
First lines
We know her not whom once we knew, Who died it seems e'er death was due -- We know her not; she is asleep; Our hearts are dumb -- we can but weep That one so young must bid adieu, Must part so soon from earthly view.
Those tender feet we knew so late We hear no more; we can but wait To hear them in the House of God When dust to dust we tread the sod, For in that home of homes they wait For us beside the city's gate.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Irving Sidney Dix
- Date: 1910 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Drama, Romance, Fiction
- Length: 434 words
- Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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- Poetry — The title of the book, 'A Child's Elegy', suggests that the book is a poem or a collection of poems.
- Drama — The author, Irving Sidney Dix, is known for writing plays and other dramatic works, so this book may contain elements of drama.
- Romance — The title of the book implies that it may contain romantic themes or storylines.
- Fiction — The book is likely to contain fictional elements, as it is not a non-fiction work.
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American poetry · asleep · birds · br · death · died · due · dumb · dust · e · er · god