![]() ![]() Several of the words in the poem are nonsense words from Carroll’s own imagination. The poem is sometimes used in primary schools to teach students about the use of nonsense words in poetry, as well as use of nouns and verbs. ![]() Chesterton (1932) the original purpose of “Jabberwocky” was to satirize pretentious poetry and ignorant literary critics, but has itself been the subject of pedestrian translations and explanations as well as being incorporated into classroom learning. Even though it is said that Carroll wrote the poem as a parody designed to show how not to write a poem, it is considered by many to be one of the greatest nonsense poems written in the English language.Īccording to G. The “Jabberwocky poem” was written by Lewis Carroll and featured in his novel ‘Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There’ (1872). One, two! One, two! And through and throughĪnd the mome raths outgrabe. ![]() The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! ![]() This poem tells the story of a brave man who sets out to slay the Jabberwock, and finally returns home with his head. The Jabberwock character is a scary monster in Lewis Carroll’s poem called “Jabberwocky” ![]()
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