Question

Please help!

My Fancy


"She's all my fancy painted her,"
But oh! How much besides!

What was author meant ?
I did not understand last part of this poem

My Fancy by Lewis Carroll
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-fancy/

Answer 1

like he is falling in love

Answer 2

But oh! How much besides!

I need to interpret this poem. So I am not getting it

Answer 3

elle help

Answer 4

I did whole part, but this last one confusing me

Answer 5

I think he is saying as far as her outer beauty she is all that the painting portrayed but in person she is more than he could have imagined her.
I was never good with poetry but this is more like a different way of speaking.
He is talking about how he is falling for the girl from the painting but not just for her beauty.
I think. I could be wrong.

Answer 6

that's okay guys, thanks a lot for trying it to help me! :)

Answer 7

@bookworm00981 can you help me to understand it?

Answer 8

Yeah, @elle_girl_0201 summed it up accurately :P

Answer 9

no lol, just need help with last part of poem :)

this one - "She's all my fancy painted her,"
But oh! How much besides!

Answer 10

especially with this
But oh! How much besides!

it did not make sense

Answer 11

That is what I was talking about....

Answer 12

@Mertsj

Answer 13

can you help me?

Answer 14

He had an idea of the perfect love. She turned out to be a lot older, had a different color of hair and eyes than he had imagined and a lot of other negative attributes but he loved her anyway.

Answer 15

thanks a lot for helping @Mertsj !!!!!! :)

Answer 16

Here's what some other internet person thought:
When taken with the rest of the poem, it indicates that the woman of whom he speaks is more than what he thought her to be at first. Carroll says that he first imagined her young, only to find that she was older. He thinks of her as nice, but there are some things he would take away about her. It's him coming to terms with the reality of the situation.

Answer 17

I was bit confused with last part :)