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By Lewis Carroll. ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun. The frumious Bandersnatch!”.
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‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll is the poet’s best-loved poem and one of the most successful examples of nonsense verse in the English language. The poem begins with the speaker using strange and unknown words to describe a scene.
Jabberwocky - ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!”.
"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass , the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
"Jabberwocky" is a ballad by the English writer Lewis Carroll. The poem originally appeared in Carroll's 1871 novel Through the Looking Glass (the sequel to the famous Alice's Adventures in Wonderland).
Jan 22, 2016 · Jabberwocky: a summary. In terms of its plot, ‘Jabberwocky’ might be described as nonsense literature’s answer to the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf: what Christopher Booker, in his vast and fascinating The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, calls an ‘overcoming the monster’ story.
Lewis Carroll’s 28-line poem “Jabberwocky” first appeared in the opening chapter of his fantastical book for children, Through the Looking-Glass (1871). This book, which is the sequel to Carroll’s most famous work, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), takes place in a mirror-world where everything is backward.
