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Poetry Project

Poetry Project. By: Rachel Russ. “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky”. By: Lewis Carroll Recited by: Rachel Russ. “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky”. A boat beneath a sunny sky, Children yet, the tale to hear, Lingering onward dreamily Eager eye and willing ear,

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Poetry Project

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  1. Poetry Project By: Rachel Russ

  2. “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky” By: Lewis Carroll Recited by: Rachel Russ

  3. “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky” A boat beneath a sunny sky, Children yet, the tale to hear, Lingering onward dreamily Eager eye and willing ear, In an evening of July- Lovingly shall nestle near. Children three that nestle near, In a Wonderland they lie, Eager eye and willing ear, Dreaming as the days go by, Pleased a simple tale to hear- Dreaming as the summers die: Long has paled that sunny sky: Ever drifting down the stream- Echoes fade and memories die: Lingering in the golden gleam- Autumn frosts have slain July. Life, what is it but a dream? Still she haunts me phantom wise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes

  4. About the Author • Born on January 27, 1832 to a upper class family that had risen through the ranks of the church • Full name: Charles LutwidgeDodgson; his pen name was Lewis Carroll • Was an American writer, mathematician, and photographer • Famous for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and its sequel Through the Looking Glass • Although he didn’t win any literary awards for his writing, an award in his honor called the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, which honored American literary works that deserved to be on the same shelf as his works such as Alice in Wonderland. • Wrote children literature, and was very fond of children • Died January 14, 1898

  5. “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky” A boat beneath a sunny sky, Children yet, the tale to hear, Lingering onward dreamily Eager eye and willing ear, In an evening of July- Lovingly shall nestle near. Children three that nestle near, In a Wonderland they lie, Eager eye and willing ear, Dreaming as the days go by, Pleased a simple tale to hear- Dreaming as the summers die: Long has paled that sunny sky: Ever drifting down the stream- Echoes fade and memories die: Lingering in the golden gleam- Autumn frosts have slain July. Life, what is it but a dream? Still she haunts me phantom wise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes BBBAAACCC AAA BBB A AAAAA Structure 7 Stanzas 3 lines per stanza Clear pattern of rhyme Lyric- Song qualities Rhyme Scheme This pattern of end rhyme is used to create a rhythm and beat.

  6. Imagery 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

  7. Imagery Ever drifting down the stream- Lingering in the golden gleam Life, what is it but a dream?

  8. Personification Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade and memories die: Autumn frosts have slain July. Personification is giving people-like traits to an inanimate object. This is used in the poem to add drama, and to put an emphasis on the changing of seasons and the constant moving of time.

  9. Repetition In a Wonderland they lie. Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die: Repetition is the repeating of words or phrases for emphasis. The poet wanted to emphasize that childrenare dreaming and in a daze, unaware of everything happening around them.

  10. Literal & Figurative meanings

  11. Authors purpose & Intended theme • Lewis Carroll’s purpose for writing this poem was to mourn his childhood and the childhood of people he cares about. He comes to an acceptance of adulthood and realizes there will be other children to fill his “boat”. Carollreflects on childhood as a time when we didn’t have very much to worry about and we didn’t have to really have a specific identity. He comes to the conclusion that everyone at some point will mourn their childhood, and before you know it your life is over. The theme in this poem is growing up. It talks about children maturing and leaving their “wonderland”. It also reflects on the constant changing and moving of life. All the different seasons and how it all ends up fading away.

  12. A few other notes… • The poem has a question at the end, which leaves it open-ended • The unbending of time is represented through images -paling sunny sky -changing of season -loss of wonder of innocence when becoming an adult • At the end of the poem Carroll also inserts a line from “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

  13. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Winter_Karamu_Stream.jpg • http://ringsinmypond.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/poetry-wednesday-lewis-carroll-a-boat-beneath-a-sunny-sky/ • http://beautifulbiblicalwomanhood.com/lovingyourchildren.html • http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/carroll/bio1.html • http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/explain/alice847.html

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