Leisure

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"Leisure" is a well-known reflective poem by Welsh poet W. H. Davies that meditates on the importance of slowing down to appreciate the natural world.

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Leisure canonical 4

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instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith W. H. Davies’s reputation as a nature poet ⓘ
author W. H. Davies ⓘ
William Henry Davies ⓘ
linked to: W. H. Davies
commonlyAnthologizedIn poetry anthologies ⓘ
commonlyStudiedIn English literature courses ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
culturalImpact widely quoted in discussions of work–life balance ⓘ
famousLine What is this life if, full of care, / We have no time to stand and stare? ⓘ
form rhymed couplets ⓘ
genre meditative poetry ⓘ
nature poetry ⓘ
intendedEffect encouraging readers to value leisure ⓘ
prompting reflection on pace of life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
meter regular meter ⓘ
notableFor memorable refrain-like lines ⓘ
moral reflection on time and leisure ⓘ
simple diction ⓘ
openingLine What is this life if, full of care, ⓘ
structure short stanzas ⓘ
subjectMatter everyday life ⓘ
natural world ⓘ
theme appreciation of nature ⓘ
contemplation ⓘ
critique of modern busyness ⓘ
slowing down in life ⓘ
tone contemplative ⓘ
didactic ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

W. H. Davies → notableWork → Leisure ⓘ
W. H. Davies → hasPoem → Leisure ⓘ
Blur → notableWork → Leisure ⓘ
Bill Owens → notableWork → Leisure ⓘ