"Come hither child" is written in the persona of an unnamed fictional character from Emily's Gaaldine juvenilia. It is written in the first person, recalling a time in their childhood when they felt isolated and lonely in 'Ula's halls'. Thus the main theme of this poem is loneliness (with the line 'I stole away from crowds and light' reflective of the Brontës' own isolation from and seeming awkwardness within society of their era). There is also a strong religious theme to the poem with lines such as 'Heaven only heaven saw me bend' portraying the support the Brontës felt they got from their faith.