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'Jabberwocky,' a nonsense poem, is well known for its humor. It evokes laughter with Carroll's absurdist funny invented words like 'frumious Bandersnatch,' 'Tumtum tree,' 'mimsy,' 'frabjous day,' and 'galumphing' etc. coupled with unconventional nonsense syntax. Including comic creatures like Jubjub Bird and Jabberwocky adds to the laughter.
Learn More. "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 ). An example of Victorian nonsense verse, "Jabberwocky" tells a tale of good vs. evil in which a young man sets out to slay a ...
Text of the Poem. ’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! 5. The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun. The frumious Bandersnatch!”.
About this poem. Introduced by a variety of writers, artists and other guests, the Scottish Poetry Library’s classic poem selections are a reminder of wonderful poems to rediscover. Claire Askew on ‘Jabberwocky’: Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’ is the first poem I ever remember hearing.
Jabberwocky Lyrics. '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...
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.
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.
