How does Lewis Carroll's use of opposites appear in this excerpt?
Alice says that her governess would never excuse
her from her lessons, even if she did not have a
name.
The gnat jokes that Alice would have to miss her
lessons if the governess called her “Miss."
The gnat makes jokes, but they seem to cause him
unhappiness rather than joy.
The gnat disappears after he lets out one last sigh
and Alice looks up at the tree.