The Walrus and the Carpenter
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"The Walrus and the Carpenter" is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll, featuring two whimsical characters who lure a group of young oysters to their doom, known for its playful language and darkly comic tone.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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narrative poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
dramatic performance
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song ⓘ |
| appearsInFictionalFrame | story told by Tweedledee and Tweedledum to Alice ⓘ |
| author | Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception
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innocence and exploitation ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
food and consumption
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journey or walk along the beach ⓘ sea and shore imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
the Carpenter
NERFINISHED
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the Walrus NERFINISHED ⓘ the oysters ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic verse
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nonsense poetry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
frequently quoted in English-speaking culture
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studied in discussions of nonsense literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | rhymed stanzas ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine | "The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things" ⓘ |
| hasSetting | a beach at night ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
Walrus and Carpenter as duplicitous figures
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oysters as innocent victims ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | John Tenniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | children's literature anthologies ⓘ |
| influenced | later comic and nonsense poetry ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children and general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | anapestic tetrameter (predominantly) ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two characters, the Walrus and the Carpenter, lure young oysters from the sea and then eat them. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular end-rhyme pattern (varied across stanzas) ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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playful ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
alliteration
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irony ⓘ personification ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
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