Winken, Blinken and Nod is a children's poem. The poem begins with three little beings wandering through a crystal sea in the middle of the night in a wooden shoe. The concept of imaginative journey begins almost immediately in this poem. But of course the poem goes on to reveal more intriguing aspects of imaginative journey. The three main characters (Winken, Blinken and Nod) journey through

Eugene Field's poem seems somewhat familiar to Coleridge's, `Rime of the ancient mariner' since both use vivid nature imagery to enhance their central natural ideas and contrast it to humanity. Both poets paint obvious pictures to convey their fascination of nature, although Field projects his poem in a form that is understandable for young children.

Many poetic techniques are found within this poem but the most obvious of them all is rhyme. Many might argue that by rhyming poems, we are undermining...