What is the mood of dreamland by Lewis Carroll?

Answer 1

To me this poem seems like a description of escaping reality and going to "Dreamland" or "Wonderland", which compared to his other poems and stories, is undeniably sad and more serious. At the beginning it says its midnight and everyone is sleeping, which means it's dark, and quiet, and then it mentions "the mighty dead" around. What stands out to me the most about reality in this poem is that it seems everything is doomed, as if things will always end up dying and will never last. After describing reality, it shifts to elucidating the details of "Dreamland." It is portrayed as having the "blaze of noonday splendor", which means its sunny, bright, and warm, as opposed to the cold and darkness that fills reality. In the dream it seems as if everything is perfect and nothing in the real world can corrupt or affect it, which is describe in the phrase "No spoiler's hand may enter." You are the only one that can control the dream, it seems as if it is actually a lucid dream that is used to escape whatever is inescapable and imperfect when you are awake. Near the end of the poem, it is revealing the process of waking up from the immaculate and pure dream and returning to the retched world and having to face reality, but looking forward to the next time to fall asleep and return to "Dreamland", as if our true self's are actually living during our dreams and while we are awake it is just going through the motions.

Answer 2

The mood of "Dreamland" by Lewis Carroll is whimsical, fantastical, and dreamlike. The poem evokes a sense of wonder and imagination as it describes the magical land of dreams.