Literary Devices in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
The Rabbit Hole
Going "down the rabbit hole" has become a common metaphor in popular culture, symbolizing everything from exploring a new world to taking drugs...England, Wonderland, and Looking-Glass World
England
In each of the
Alice books, we begin with a brief...
Third Person (Limited Omniscient)
The narrator of the Alice books hovers at a distance from the action of the story, a disembodied figure who sees all....Children's Literature, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Quest, Satire and Parody
The Alice books are children's literature by the strict definition – that is,...Playful, Tongue-in-Cheek, Sympathetic
Above all, the narrator's tone in the Alice books is playful – taking up jokes and kicking them around until...Simple, Clever, Poetic
Although the Alice books are stories for children, they're probably above the reading level of children of Alice's own age (seven...Let's be really clear about this – there are two titles here, since there are two books. The first is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which is exactly what it sounds like – a s...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
All in the golden afternoon
Full leisurely we glide;
For both our oars, with little skill,
By little hands are pli...At the end of both of the Alice books, we awake with a start from the fantasy world and find ourselves dropped back into "real life" with a solid thump. Well, OK, there's not a literal thump...
Wonderland: Initial Situation
Alice is bored. She's lying on the riverbank while her sister reads and she's feeli...
- In popular culture, it's often suggested that Lewis Carroll, like his character the Caterpillar, was "on drugs" and that the stories in the Alice books developed out of drug-induced...
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Shmoop approves Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass for all audiences. There's nothing racy or sexy here. Of course, there's also noth...References to Nursery Rhymes, Poems, and Songs
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