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!
i thought this poem was very cute and sweet. it shows a scary animal in a simple and likable way.
“In my youth,” said his father, “I took to the law, And argued each case with my wife; And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw, Has lasted the rest of my life.”
i enjoy how it rhymes but its every other line. but it also speaks of the struggles of everyday life.
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end
alice was falling like it was endless.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly
this line was very interesting. the fact that both concepts of depth and time were added here. the fact is that the author wants us to wonder.
Currants and gooseberries, Bright-fire-like barberries,
Rossetti is saying here that you will get goosebumps and be like barberries. also barberries means a thorny shrub that bears yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
Our grapes fresh from the vine, Pomegranates full and fine,
Christina Rossetti is rhyming the words "vine" and "fine"
From the cradle to the grave
death is inevitable. no matter what we do in life we are doomed to the cradle and grave.
Religion Christless, Godless—a book sealed;
this portion is taking about the fact that the bible is not something the people follow or believe in. That the book is, "sealed", closed.
“Devil,” I exclaimed
Now the monster wasn't just a monster, but now was considered the devil. The doctor was appalled by the creation and now he had a deep hate for it.
his stature, also, as he approached, seemed to exceed that of man.
The monster not only had the body parts of different humans, but was also taller than an average man. This placed an immense fear upon the doctor.