JABBERWOCKY by Lewis Carroll
(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There,
1872)
And, as in uffish thought he
stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes
of flame, Came whiffling through
the tulgey wood, And burbled as it
came!
`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.
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.
"And, has 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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Review of Parts of Speech
Article · the, a , or an
Noun · a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, quality, or idea
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Common Noun · a word that names just any member of a group or class man,
city, school, relative
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Proper Noun · a word that refers to a particular individual in a group or class
Albert Lawson, Toledo, Central Cambria High School, Aunt Theresa
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Hint: Noun = Name The word that answers the question "What?" after an article
is a noun.
Pronoun · a word that substitutes for a noun
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Personal Pronouns · substitute for definite persons or things I, you, he, she, it,
we, they
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Demonstrative Pronouns · substitute for things being pointed out this, that,
these, those
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Indefinite Pronouns · substitute for unknown or unspecified things each, either,
neither, one, anyone, somebody, everything, all, few, many, and so on.
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Possessive Pronouns · substitute for things that are possessed mine, yours, his,
hers, its, ours, theirs
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Intensive Pronoun · used to add emphasis You yourself made the decision.
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Reflexive Pronoun · names the receiver of an action when the doer is the same as
the receiver; renames the doer The boy fell and hurt himself.
Verb · a word that expresses action, existence, or occurrence by combining with a
subject to make a statement, to ask a question, or to give a command Let's paint the car.
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Hint: Any word that will function in this position to complete the command is a
verb. Only works with the present form of the verb. Let's painted the car would
not work.
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Let's ____________. (action word)
Adjective · a word that describes or limits a noun The small child left. The child is small.
Mary looked unhappy. The hostess, calm and serene, entered the hall.
Adverb · a word that modifies anything except a noun or a pronoun Manner: John
performed well. Time: I must leave now. Frequency: We often go on picnics. Place:
There he sat, alone and quiet. Direction: The police officer turned away. Degree: I could
barely hear the speaker.
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Hint: Answers the questions: How? When? Where?
Part of Speech
Abbreviation
Article
ART
Common Noun
CMN
Proper Noun
PRN
Personal Pronoun
PEN
Demonstrative Pronoun
DMN
Indefinite Pronoun
INTN
Possessive Pronoun
PSN
Intensive Pronoun
INDN
Reflexive Pronoun
RFN
Verb
VRB
Adjective
ADJ
Adverb
ADV