Passage:
"How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!"
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Comments and Response:
I believe that the theme of this poem is looks can be deceiving. The theme can be noticed in the last stanza of the poem when the crocodile "cheerfully...seems to grin...with gently smiling jaws!" Although the crocodile looks like fun and cool because of his "golden scale[s]" he is actually leading you into a trap to be eaten. In This poem also contains diction that allows the reader to picture perfectly what the crocodile looks like and how he "grins" at the fish he is luring in.
It definitely does seem like deception. I love the humorous tone. Lewis Carroll is so great. What do you think the poet's motivation in writing these poems is?
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