" 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 …

“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 …

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.

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 …

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A nonsense poem filled with wordplay, 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll tells the story of the hero's quest to slay the Jabberwock.

When I’m teaching creative writing, I often call upon ‘Jabberwocky’ to illustrate that nothing is ever too weird or nonsensical to include in a poem. It never fails to get a great response from my students…

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 …

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"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 …