Response to The Walrus and the Carpenter

The poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll is about a walrus and a carpenter going on a walk where they get oysters to join them in the end the walrus and the carpenter eat the oysters. The first verse describes the setting using the an alliteration of "The sun was shining on the sea." Throughout the whole poem it has a rhyming scheme of A, B, C, B, D, B. In the second verse Carroll personifies the moon, saying that the sun spoiled the fun by being light even when it was night. In the third verse wet is compared to wet in the line " The sea was wet as wet could be" Throughout the poem each line starts with a capital letter. In the lines
If seven mads with seven mops
Swept it for half a year,
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"They could get it clear?"
In this line the walrus is questioning things that may seem crazy. When the walrus and the carpenter invited the oysters on their walk the older oyster declined because he knew what was happening. but the younger ones followed them eager with no idea what was going on. Like the moon Carroll also personified the oysters saying
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat--
Another thing I thought was interesting is that Carroll used two hyphens in stead of one. In the next verse there is repetition when it says "And more, and , and more--" Frothy gives you imagery of what the shore looked like. "And waited in a row" gives you the feeling of the oysters lining up for their death. In the next verse there is alliteration in the line "Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax" The walrus act really friendly towards the oysters talking about eating bread with vinegar, salt and pepper. When the oysters bring up the idea that they might eat them the walrus changes the subject and the carpenter asks for more food. The carpenter keeps on changing the subject and the walrus feels guilty for eating them but in the end of the poem the need for nutrients won over the guilt so the oysters were eaten.