Visual just as important as what is written, the "SLAP"s are placed in a way that makes it seem like the speaker is chasing the mosquito around. Uses pattern poem method

To entertain, silly, a lyric. Published 2011.

Stanza 2 has a rhythm to it, which is then interrupted by the SLAP

Assonance: "I" sound stanza 2

The Bean Eaters -A lyric? Doesn't follow a linear story, sounds like it talks of an old couple -Assonance of the a sound in stanza 1 -Enjambment "...their rented back room that / is full..." -Old objects to represent the aging subjects

Did this work humanize children in a way, by allowing them to be entertained rather than lectured?

Do you think children enjoyed this work because it reflected their play and imaginations?

What are some examples of children's literature that take inspiration from Alice in Wonderland?

How did Alice in Wonderland change children's literature?

Ushered in Golden Age of children's literature

Makes fun of education/didacticism: * proper language used along with technical mistakes * showing off education instead of utilizing it * mocking memorization technique * Alice doesn't think of how else the stories she learned can apply/underestimates dangers

Lack of morality: * taboo topics-jokes about death * mean jokes that poke fun at others

Main reason for the story: children's entertainment/pleasure: * even goes so far as to mock education * nonsense language for entertainment * puns/play on words for humor * The whole story doesn't make logical sense

origins from 1862, published in 1865

"didacticism"-philosophy that values informative/educational qualities of literature