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Acts, motivations, and reactions might often have the leitmotif of absolute absurdity. People could have a natural desire of adhering to logical principles, but some time or for the most part, they do not demonstrate logical explanations. Such a feature of humankind\u2019s existence and function is hyperbolized and presented within literary works, which include stories, novels, poems, and nursery rhymes. Deliberate ignorance of logic, which at the same time is based on logical knowledge, generates a separate literary genre defined as \u201cliterary nonsense.\u201d Works performed in this genre can amaze the reader\u2014who thinks within the framework of the usual cause-effect linear relations. They also can present a unique niche of understanding of habitual life situations and the psychology of existence under the guise of works aimed at children. The most prominent example of literary nonsense is the novel Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll, and it will be used as a source to analyze and comprehend the genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of the second word in the definition, \u201cliterary nonsense\u201d is not absurd prose or poetry; any work should have a grounded explanation. According to Michael Heyman (para. 6), the classification of literary nonsense should begin with an understanding that a work has a \u201cbalance between \u201csense\u201d and \u201cnon-sense.\u201d \u201cGood\u201d nonsense implies that a reader is invited to
make his or her own interpretation within the balance which is observed owing to formal structure and grammar rules. Similarly to the structure of any prose, Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland has a chronological sequence of events with a beginning, the development of the events, and the denouement. Alice\u2019s adventures begin with her being tired of her sister, seeing the White Rabbit, and following him in a rush (Carroll 7-8). The development of the events includes her attempts to return to her sister while meeting new characters and trying to help them if she has such an opportunity. The denouement is the final episode in which Alice learns that her adventure has been her \u201ccurious dream\u201d (Carroll 107). In this way, the reader has a clear understanding of the essence of all events: they are a dream, and dreams might be deprived of logic and sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The prominent feature of literary nonsense is the use of language. According to Anna Barton, authors in this genre can use language as a material thing, and they can introduce puns as a means of demonstrating the ease with which language may be used (Heyman para. 13). Moreover, a pun is a convenient tool to present a humorous motif within a story because of the peculiarities of the English language, including consonance and similar spellings of words that have different meanings. The conversation held between Alice and the Duchess will be used as an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n