A Mad Tea Party Rhetorical Analysis
Josh Tipton
12-21-12
P.7
“A Mad Tea Party” Rhetorical Analysis
“ `Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. `I don't see any wine,' she remarked. `There isn't any,' said the March Hare.” This is how “A Mad Tea Party” starts out. From the very beginning you can tell this is gonna be filled with wordplay, ambiguity, and Quirks of Language. In this short story Alice is a girl who wanders into a tea party where the hosts are raving mad. They offer her wine that isn't there, ask riddles that have no answer, and lots more. In “A Mad Tea Party”, Lewis Carroll employs wordplay, ambiguity, and quirks of language to create an illusion of madness and illogic.
12-21-12
P.7
“A Mad Tea Party” Rhetorical Analysis
“ `Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. `I don't see any wine,' she remarked. `There isn't any,' said the March Hare.” This is how “A Mad Tea Party” starts out. From the very beginning you can tell this is gonna be filled with wordplay, ambiguity, and Quirks of Language. In this short story Alice is a girl who wanders into a tea party where the hosts are raving mad. They offer her wine that isn't there, ask riddles that have no answer, and lots more. In “A Mad Tea Party”, Lewis Carroll employs wordplay, ambiguity, and quirks of language to create an illusion of madness and illogic.