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The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Carroll's poem Jabberwocky is an example of nonsense literature. Nonsense literature, broadly defined, employs poetic elements that both facilitate and hinder meaning and are characterised  by whimsy and humour.

Poem: The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll [Scroll to view]

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Activity: Jabberwocky

Read this poem full of nonsense words aloud, and then figure out which part of speech each one is. Based on context clues, what might they mean?

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Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll - Read by Benedict Cumberbatch

SOURCE: Laughing Cynic (2015), posted on YouTube, [1:15 mins], URL: https://youtu.be/Q_Um3787fSY

"Jabberwocky": One of literature's best bits of nonsense

As Alice wanders through the dreamscape of Looking-Glass Land in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There," she happens across a book written in an unintelligible language. Inside, she discovers an epic poem filled with nonsense, fearsome creatures, and whimsical language. Dive into Carroll's legendary poem, "Jabberwocky" and see if you can make sense of the nonsense.

SOURCE: TED-Ed, posted on YouTube (2020), posted on YouTube, Duration: 2:10 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/GLQos7-Vq8M