Little Orphant Annie (in Dialect)

Series: Afterwhiles

James Whitcomb Riley

The poem tells the story of a young orphan girl who lives with her grandmother and is left alone to care for herself when her grandmother goes out. The girl's mother had died and her father was absent, leaving her in a vulnerable position. The poem highlights the struggles of poverty and the difficulties faced by children living on their own. It also touches on themes of loneliness, abandonment, and the importance of kindness and generosity towards those in need. The speaker of the poem is an older woman... AI Generated Content

~1885 CE

Available in: English