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This analysis of Lewis Carroll’s poem “All in the Golden Afternoon” is divided into three sections – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and themes. Context: This poem depicts the story of how Lewis Carroll composed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland on a boat-trip from Oxford to Godstow during the summer of 1862 and in the… Continue reading All in the Golden Afternoon Analysis by Lewis Carroll: 2022
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, the renowned Victorian author and mathematician. The eldest of 11 children, Carroll was rather adept at entertaining himself and his siblings. He also pursued photography, often choosing children as the subject of his portraits. One of his favourite models was a little girl named Alice… Continue reading All in the Golden Afternoon Summary by Lewis Carroll: 2022
About the poet: Frediric Ogden Nash was born in Rye, New York, on 19th August 1902. He came from a distinguished family, and in fact, the city of Nashville in Tennessee was named in honour of one of his forbearers. He worked for a short time on Wall Street, and then as a schoolteacher, before becoming a… Continue reading The Tale of Custard the Dragon Summary by Ogden Nash: 2022
This poem analysis of ‘Life is But a Dream’ by Lewis Carroll is divided into three parts – rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, acrostic, and deeper meaning. Life is But a Dream Analysis by Lewis Carroll Rhyme Scheme and Rhetorical Devices: The rhyme scheme followed by Carroll in this poem is very interesting, for all… Continue reading Life is But a Dream Analysis by Lewis Carroll: 2022
This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘Life is But a Dream’ by Lewis Carroll, the children’s author. The very title of this poem recalls a nursery rhyme that his young readers would be familiar with, that is, ‘Row, Row, Row your Boat’. However, contrary to the expectations that would bring up, the tone of… Continue reading Life is But a Dream Summary by Lewis Carroll: 2022
In this post we have attempted The Walrus and the Carpenter Analysis. This poem analysis of ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ by Lewis Carroll is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and nonsense poetry. The Walrus and the Carpenter Analysis by Lewis Carroll Context: ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ appears… Continue reading The Walrus and the Carpenter Analysis by Lewis Carroll: 2022
This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ by Lewis Carroll, famous as a children’s author. This poem is made of eighteen stanzas. Each of these stanzas consists of six lines. The entire poem is written in the third person, with the narrators (the use of the plural here is explained… Continue reading The Walrus and the Carpenter: Summary: 2023
Lewis Carroll was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem “Jabberwocky,” and the poem The Hunting of the Snark, all examples of the genre literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at wordplay, logic,… Continue reading You Are Old Father William: Line by Line Summary: 2022
