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A classic Irish fairy tale about a faery who kidnaps a human child to bring him to the land of the faeries. The poem explores the contrast between the human and faery worlds, and the child's loss of innocence and joy.
Overview. Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Stolen Child. The poem was written in 1886 and is considered to be one of Yeats's more notable early poems. The poem is based on Irish legend and concerns faeries beguiling a child to come away with them.
A classic Irish poem that invites a human child to join the faeries in the wild and the waters. The poem evokes the beauty and mystery of the natural world, but also the dangers and sorrows of the human world.
The Stolen Child is a famous poem by W B Yeats that depicts fairies luring a boy away from his home in Sligo and Leitrim. The poem explores themes of loss, temptation, and the contrast between the human and the fairy worlds.
Aug 23, 2013 · A poem by W.B. Yeats inspired by Celtic folklore, where fairies lure a child to their leafy island. The poem contrasts the human world of sorrows and the fairy world of freedom, but leaves the reader in doubt about the choice.
The Stolen Child. WHERE dips the rocky highland. Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island. Where flapping herons wake. The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our faery vats, Full of berrys. And of reddest stolen cherries.
A classic Irish poem that invites a human child to join the faeries in the wild and the waters. The poem contrasts the world of the faeries with the world of humans, where there is more weeping and trouble.
