summary on a child's thought written by Robert Louis Stevenson
How does the author's choice of language contribute to the meaning?
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In summary, the first stanza of "A Child's Thought" is about the images and stories that a child sees in his dreams while he is sleeping. The second stanza is about the disappointment he feels when he wakes up and ever
The first stanza is filled with delightful images from the dreams of a seven-year-old child. These images are made up of scenes of adventure, similar to those which a child is likely to have read about in fairy tales. In his dreams, this child of the first stanza finds all sorts of adventures "so clearly in [his] head." These images contain dragons, castles, and all sorts of magic and enchanted towers.
The second stanza tells us what the same child experiences when he wakes up in the morning. When he opens his eyes, the magic is gone and the castle in his dreams is now just a chair.