Question

5. How does the use of figurative language in "The Walrus and the Carpenter" contribute to the poem's overall theme?(1 point)
Responses

It adds humor and whimsy to the narrative.
It adds humor and whimsy to the narrative.

It creates a sense of urgency and danger.
It creates a sense of urgency and danger.

It makes the characters seem more realistic.
It makes the characters seem more realistic.

It emphasizes the moral lesson of the poem.

Answer 1

It adds humor and whimsy to the narrative.

The poem’s personification, playful imagery, and fanciful comparisons create a light, absurd tone that makes the darker moral (the oysters’ gullibility and the adults’ hypocrisy) more striking.