Jabberwocky - A poem by Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll - 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!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the maxome foe he sought-
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood a while in thought.
As in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came.
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack.
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"Has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Calloh! Callay!
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

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Jabberwocky - Comments and Information
Poet: Lewis Carroll Poem: Jabberwocky Comment 14 of 14, added on December 26th, 2006 at 4:14 PM. Claire, you know that chortle was a word that L.C. came up with? Nonsense words aren't usually complete nonsense, their point is the connotations, and this was originally one of these. Christina from United States Comment 13 of 14, added on March 20th, 2006 at 4:31 PM. Heck yea! Where did you all find grammar for the translations from English to Elvish? I'm trying to find a teacher site. =/ Matrim from United States Comment 12 of 14, added on March 15th, 2006 at 1:49 PM. Hello, I think more things obout The Jabberwocky, surely its a monster, perhaps a dragon (did you see Tenniel's Picture?), and the Hero (the son of the poem), as Beowulf,or as David, the King, goes to battle against it, although the monster can kill him. But by the reason he is a young hero, he kills the monster, and then he comes back to his mother, (the town, the country), and there he is received with great joy. Amlodi from Argentina Amlóði Earendilion from Argentina More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Jabberwocky, has received 14 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Lewis Carroll with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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