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Jabberwocky. 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.
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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’ 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" 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).
Learn about the nonsense verse by Lewis Carroll that tells a tale of good vs. evil in Through the Looking Glass. Find out the meaning, themes, poetic devices, vocabulary, and context of "Jabberwocky".
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.
This is quite possibly the most popular poem from Alice in Wonderland, and maybe it's popular for the same reason that 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' became popular in Mary Poppins. There's something really wonderfully fun about completely made-up, almost atrocious words and this poem is full of them.
