Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
Alice looked round her in great surprise. âWhy, I do believe we've been under this tree the whole time! Everything's just as it was!â
âOf course it is,â said the Queen, âwhat would you have it?â
âWell, in OUR country,â said Alice, still panting a little, âyou'd generally get to somewhere elseâif you ran very fast for a long time, as we've been doing.â
âA slow sort of country!â said the Queen. âNow, HERE, you see, it takes all the running YOU can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!â
âI'd rather not try, please!â said Alice. âI'm quite content to stay hereâonly I AM so hot and thirsty!â
Which line from this excerpt is the best example of Lewis Carrollâs use of opposites?
Alice looked round her in great surprise. âWhy, I do believe we've been under this tree the whole time! Everything's just as it was!â
âWell, in OUR country,â said Alice, still panting a little, âyou'd generally get to somewhere elseâif you ran very fast for a long time, as we've been doing.â
âNow, HERE, you see, it takes all the running YOU can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!â
âI'd rather not try, please!â said Alice. âI'm quite content to stay hereâonly I AM so hot and thir