King John's Christmas

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"King John's Christmas" is a humorous and poignant children's poem by A. A. Milne about the greedy yet lonely King John hoping for a Christmas present, best known from his collection Now We Are Six.

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King John's Christmas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's poem ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
poem ⓘ
ageGroup early readers ⓘ
middle childhood ⓘ
author A. A. Milne ⓘ
collection Now We Are Six ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalAssociation Christmas reading for children ⓘ
fictionalKingDepicted King John of England (loosely based) ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Now We Are Six ⓘ
form rhymed verse ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
humorous poetry ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ
hasAuthorOfSameWork Winnie-the-Pooh ⓘ
hasIllustratedEditions yes ⓘ
hasMoralElement yes ⓘ
includedIn various anthologies of children's poetry ⓘ
intendedFor child readers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryCharacterDescribedAs greedy ⓘ
lonely ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
literaryStyle light verse ⓘ
mainCharacter King John ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
meter regular rhythmic pattern ⓘ
narrativeFocus King John's wish for a Christmas present ⓘ
notableFor blend of humor and pathos ⓘ
partOf A. A. Milne's children's verse ⓘ
publicationType poetry collection contribution ⓘ
settingTime Christmas ⓘ
subjectMatter a king hoping for a Christmas present ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
theme Christmas ⓘ
greed ⓘ
hope ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ
poignant ⓘ
usesDevice characterization of a flawed but sympathetic king ⓘ
irony ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
rhyme ⓘ
writer A. A. Milne ⓘ

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Now We Are Six → hasPoem → King John's Christmas ⓘ