Jabberwocky - Wikipedia " 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 | The Poetry Foundation “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! The frumious Bandersnatch!” And stood awhile in thought And burbled as it came! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He went galumphing back “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh!
Jabberwocky Full Text - Text of the Poem - Owl Eyes Burbled is an example of an onomatopoeia The poem follows a regular meter and rhyme scheme, enhancing its sing-song quality, typical of Carroll's writing style
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll - Academy of American Poets And the mome raths outgrabe The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! The frumious Bandersnatch!” And stood awhile in thought And burbled as it came! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He went galumphing back “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh!
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JABBERWOCKY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster This nonsensical poem caught the public's fancy upon its publication in late 1871, and by the turn of the 20th century jabberwocky was being used as a generic term for meaningless speech or writing
JABBERWOCKY "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! The frumious Bandersnatch!" And stood awhile in thought And burbled as it came! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He went galumphing back "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh!
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll - Your Daily Poem Lewis loved word play and logic; many of his works include fun, nonsensical, or fantasy elements I use to read this often to my children from a book with a very eerie picture of the Jabberwocky The three of them still have this poem engraved in their minds