" 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 …

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…

"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).

Placing poetry at the crossroads of American life since 1910.

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

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.

May 20, 2023 · One of the best children's poems of all time, 'The Jabberwocky' was written by Lewis Carroll in around 1855 and featured in his follow up to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Through …