The Lion and the Unicorn
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"The Lion and the Unicorn" is a whimsical nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll that playfully reimagines the traditional English nursery rhyme characters within the surreal world of Through the Looking-Glass.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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nonsense poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional English nursery rhyme "The Lion and the Unicorn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
the Lion
NERFINISHED
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the Unicorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublication | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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nonsense literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
poetic dialogue
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rhymed verse ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity
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subversion of tradition ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| includedIn | the Alice books canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | nonsense verse ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic episode ⓘ |
| parodies | traditional nursery rhyme conventions ⓘ |
| partOf | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reimagines | traditional English nursery rhyme characters ⓘ |
| setting | the fictional world of Through the Looking-Glass ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| tone |
playful
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whimsical ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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