Jabberwocky
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Jabberwocky
Lewis Carroll
'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 manxome foe he sought--
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
Onetwo!Onetwo!
And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! 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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- My Version
'Twas ....................... and the slithy .........................
Did gyre and gimble in the ....................................
All mimsy were the ..................................................
And the mome raths ..............................................
Beware the ..............................................., my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the ................................... bird, and shun
The ................................................. Bandersnatch!"
He took his ....................................... sword in hand:
Long time the ................................ foe he sought--
So rested he by the ......................................... tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in .................................. thought he stood,
The ........................................., with eyes of flame,
Came ....................... through the tulgey ......................,
And burbled as it came
Onetwo!Onetwo! And through and through
The vorpal blade went .............................................!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went ................................................. back.
"And hast thou slain the .............................................?
Come to my arms, my .......................................... boy!
O .............................................. day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
Jabberwocky .AME ??????????????????????
from Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
In this sequel to Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland, Lewis Carroll writes one
of the most famous nonsense poems
in literature. Many of the words were
invented by Carroll and have no real
meaning. Nevertheless, readers can still
understand what happens in 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!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun What Is It?
The frumious Bandersnatch!’ Determine if each of the following nonsense
words from the poem is a noun, verb,
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
adjective or adverb. Circle the correct letter.
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree, 1. frumious
And stood awhile in thought. a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
And as in uffish thought he stood, 2. galumphing
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came! 3. wabe
a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! 4. toves
He left it dead, and with its head a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
He went galumphing back. 5. gyre
‘And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
Come to my arms, my beamish boy! 6. beamish
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’ a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
He chortled in his joy.
. borogroves
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves, . whiffling
And the mome raths outgrabe. a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
Jabberwocky .AME ??????????????????????
from Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
In this sequel to Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland, Lewis Carroll writes one
of the most famous nonsense poems
in literature. Many of the words were
invented by Carroll and have no real
meaning. Nevertheless, readers can still
understand what happens in 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!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!’
What Is It?
Determine if each of the following nonsense
He took his vorpal sword in hand: words from the poem is a noun, verb,
Long time the manxome foe he sought— adjective or adverb. Circle the correct letter.
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought. 1. frumious
a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, 2. galumphing
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
And burbled as it came!
3. wabe
One, two! One, two! And through and through a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! 4. toves
He left it dead, and with its head a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
He went galumphing back.
5. gyre
‘And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’ 6. beamish
He chortled in his joy. a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves . borogroves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
All mimsy were the borogoves, . whiffling
And the mome raths outgrabe. a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
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