Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE ELF-MAN, by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS Poet's Biography First Line: I met a little elf-man once Last Line: "as you are big for you." Alternate Author Name(s): Hotair, Dopeton Variant Title(s): The Little Elf Subject(s): Fairies; Imagination; Elves; Fancy | ||||||||
I MET a little Elf-man, once, Down where the lilies blow. I asked him why he was so small And why he didn't grow. He slightly frowned, and with his eye He looked me through and through. "I'm quite as big for me," said he, "As you are big for you." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE IMAGINED COPPERHEAD by ANDREW HUDGINS A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL IMAGINARY TROUBLE by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS EVERYTHING THAT ACTS IS ACTUAL by DENISE LEVERTOV ON THE MEETING OF GARCIA LORCA AND HART CRANE by PHILIP LEVINE |
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