7/24/2019 Walrus Carpenter Excerpt

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Beginning Excerpt- The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll

The sun was shining on the sea,

Shining with all his ight!

"e did his #ery best to a$e

The billows sooth and bright--

%nd this was odd, because it was

The iddle o& the night'

The oon was shining sul$ily,

Because she thought the sun

"ad got no business to be there

%&ter the day was done--

()t*s #ery rude o& hi,( she said,

(To coe and spoil the &un+(

The sea was wet as wet could be,

The sands were dry as dry'

ou could not see a cloud, because

o cloud was in the s$y!

o birds were &lying o#erhead--

There were no birds to &ly'

The Walrus and the Carpenter

Were wal$ing close at hand.They wept li$e anything to see

Such /uantities o& sand!

()& this were only cleared away,(

They said, (it would be grand+(

What is similar about the rhythm of the even numbered lines? What is similar about

the rhythm of the odd numbered lines?

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