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gated in
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by jsimpson

The setting of “It’s My Own Invention”, basically takes place on a gate. The White Knight, in his poem, describes a man who sits on a gate as he questions how the man makes his living. Throughout his spiel the man remains on the gate. The poem even ends with...
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May 05, 2005, 02:40 PM
contrary titles
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by bellwang

The knight’s poem would best be titled its real name in Alice’s world: “I give thee all, I can no more.” The narrator of the poem keeps asking the aged man how he lives, but is not satisfied with the old man’s answer, because every time the old man answers...
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May 05, 2005, 02:34 PM
Alice, the Aged Man and the Aged, Aged Man
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by kparker

The best title for the poem in “It’s My Own Invention” is “The Aged, Aged Man.” Carroll distinguishes the age of the poem’s narrator, who is aged, from the aged, aged man, who is even older than him. The separation of ages is important, as the narrator’s relationship to the...
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May 05, 2005, 02:23 PM
Childhood 1, Adulthood 0
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by jsese

“A-Sitting on a Gate” is the best title for the White Knight’s poem because it makes a direct reference to Humpty Dumpty’s perch in chapter 6. There is a connection between the proud Humpty Dumpty and the decrepit old man: both are precariously balancing on a shaky pedestal. Humpty Dumpty...
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May 05, 2005, 02:22 PM
Naming Conversations
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by kanders2

Of the title given to the song the title that strikes me the most is “The Aged Aged Man” (243). This is because I feel it reflects the way Carroll has chosen to name of his chapters except for this one. Most of the other chapters are named after the...
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May 05, 2005, 02:17 PM
Like a fine wine, this poem should be Aged and Aged
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by kmcqueen

The appropriate title for Carroll's poem depicting the White Knight is "The Aged Aged Man" simply because this poem is a depiction of the author himself. Similar to the rest of his writing, Carroll uses his stanzas to exhibit his devotion and care for the young Ms. Liddell. His reference...
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May 05, 2005, 02:09 PM
The barrier of Age
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by rmccally

The best title for the poem which appears in “It’s My Own Invention” is “The Aged Aged Man.” The reason this fits best is because this character should be focused on because it represents the author himself.: it is clear that Carroll identifies himself with the aged aged man because...
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May 05, 2005, 01:44 PM
What It is Called vs. What it Is
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by began

Taking into account the title Through the Looking Glass itself, the White Knight’s poem fits best with the title “Ways and Means.” Although the poem focuses on the Knight and the old man he encounters, it still should be called “Ways and Means.” Carroll writes, “The song is called...
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May 05, 2005, 01:34 PM
Uni-directional
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by jmurray

Haddocks' eyes are on one side of their head. Unlike most any other animal they can only see in one direction-which is exactly the problem with the white knight. His attention is primarily focused on himself, and although he feigns interest in how the old man lives, he really doesn't...
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May 05, 2005, 01:00 PM
Carroll as the Aged Man and the White Knight
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by pdecoste

The “Aged Aged Man” is the proper name for the White Knight’s poem because the usage of ‘aged’ twice suggests two separate levels of existence in one person. The two levels of aging work synergistically to justify Carroll’s role in his own eyes. At the end of each of...
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May 05, 2005, 11:27 AM
La ultima bloga
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by jhoffman

In "It's My Own Invention" Carroll does not necessarily present us with a series of alternative titles for the song that ostensibly is "A-sitting on a Gate". As Gardner points out in his note, the White Knight is playing games with logic and semantics when he distinguishes between what the...
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May 05, 2005, 10:00 AM
I Don't Want Your Nonsense
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by sstewar2

The poem of the White Knight in chapter 8 is an example of man questing for answers but being unable to find them. No matter how much the man inquires his life to reveal these answers, he is still unable to receive the ones he wants, but is left...
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May 05, 2005, 05:11 AM
the aged guard of aging
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by lcolon

The white knight’s poem should be definitively called “A-Sitting on a Gate”. This gate is representative of the transition into adulthood for Alice Liddell. The man who sits on top represents Carroll, guarding her entrance for as long as possible. The man on the gate is an “aged aged man”...
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May 04, 2005, 11:26 PM
Narration as Transaction
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by aahearn

The poem in Chapter 8 is about two sorts of transactions: the business transactions that the aged man engages in and the transaction of language between the White Knight and the old man. For a poem about commercial transactions, the title “Ways and Means” is fitting because it refers to...
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May 04, 2005, 10:45 PM
Last ever blog ever. ever. never again. not in a million years. not until the sun falls into the ocean. ragnarok will be over when I write another blog. etc etc.
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by oradwan

The most appropriate title for the White Knight’s poem is ,A-sitting on a Gate. This title draws a connection between the man on the gate and Humpty Dumpty sitting on a fence, both illustrating a character perched high upon a fence type object. Just as the man is “sitting on...
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May 04, 2005, 08:13 PM
Two "Aged" Storytellers
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by acathcar

The White Knight’s poem in “It’s My Own Invention” is a parallel of Lewis Carroll and his life as a storyteller, in particular his role as a storyteller to Alice Liddell. Carroll, like the old man in the poem, “muttered mumblingly and low,/As if his mouth were full of dough”...
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May 04, 2005, 07:56 PM
Last blog assignment!
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by mphillip

Re-read the White Knight's poem in “'It’s My Own Invention'” (Chapter 8). Of the many titles mentioned for this weird poem, which one is the best? And what might the poem imply about narration in Carroll's story? Base your claims on a specific connection between detail in the poem and...
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May 03, 2005, 01:42 PM