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A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July
Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear
Long has paled that sunny sky; Echoes fade and memories die; Autumn frosts have slain July
Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes.
Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near.
In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die;
Ever drifting down the stream Lingering in the golden gleam Life, what is it but a dream?
Life is but a Dream
Lewis Carroll
Summary This poem is the narrators veiws on telling an old story of his to the chilldren still willing to hear it.
Type Life is but a Dream is a Lyric poem because it shows Lewis' feelings and perceptions on life.
Figurative Language 'A boat, beneath a sunny sky' Line 1 is an example of Alliteration.
Rhyme 'Lingering in the golden gleam; Life, what is it but a dream?' lines 20-21, is an example of end rhyme.
Biography Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 'Lewis Carroll,' as he was to become known, was born on January 27 1832. He was born in the little parsonage of Daresbury in Cheshire but eventually went on in January 1851 to Oxford. In his years he was a renound photographer and author who published many works one of the more famous works being 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.
Review Life is but a Dream is a fantastic poem. Lewis Carroll has always been of my favorite authors. I love how he always seems to write about veiwing life in different ways and being able to dream up anything. His words inpire me to never stop dreaming and reminds me that I can do anything.
Title The title fits in perfectly with this poem becaue it is the over all theme of the work.
-Kerstin Fillpot
