Name: ____________________
Date: _______________
Core: __________
JABBERWOCKY
From Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872
Directions: Read the following poem by Lewis Carroll and bracket it in the margin on the right
side of the page.
`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!
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.
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10
15
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“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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DO NOW!
1. What pattern of rhyme scheme do you see in the first stanza of the poem?
2. Based on the context clues, what part of speech is “Bandersnatch” (the italicized word in Line 8)?
3. What two words rhyme in Line 11 (the bolded line)? What type of rhyme is this an example of?
4. In Line 15 (the underlined line), what part of speech is “whiffling?
5. In the same line (Line 15), what part of speech is “tulgey?”
6. Circle the pair of words from “Jabberwocky” that rhyme.
A. Toves, wabe B. Sought, stood C. Head, back D. Son, shun
7. The “Jabberwock” is most likely a:
C. Forest
A. Sword
B. Lake
D. Monster
Name: ____________________
Date: _______________
Core: __________
In the Technology Group today, you will use the your summaries from “Jabberwocky” to be
creative and make up your own version of the poem.
1. First, translate “Jabberwocky” into a modern version of the poem. For each line of
“Jabberwocky,” write a translation, as if you were speaking the poem to a friend. This
means that your poem should have 28 lines, since “Jabberwocky” also has 28 lines.
2. After you have written your translation, read it over a few times. Make sure you have it
exactly how you want it and there aren’t any spelling errors. Now REWRITE it on
another piece of paper. Make sure to leave some space on the paper for a picture.
3. Next, ON THE SAME SHEET OF PAPER, draw a picture that best represents the plot of the
poem. Color it neatly when you are done.
4. While you are writing your poem, REMEMBER:
 This is a MODERN version of the poem, so the language used should sound how
you would speak.
 Write the final draft AS NEATLY AS YOU CAN.
 Leave space on the final draft for your picture.
Name: ____________________
Date: _______________
Core: __________
In the Technology Group today, you will use the your summaries from “Jabberwocky” to be
creative and make up your own version of the poem.
1. First, translate “Jabberwocky” into a modern version of the poem. For each line of
“Jabberwocky,” write a translation, as if you were speaking the poem to a friend. This
means that your poem should have 28 lines, since “Jabberwocky” also has 28 lines.
2. After you have written your translation, read it over a few times. Make sure you have it
exactly how you want it and there aren’t any spelling errors. Now REWRITE it on
another piece of paper. Make sure to leave some space on the paper for a picture.
3. Next, ON THE SAME SHEET OF PAPER, draw a picture that best represents the plot of the
poem. Color it neatly when you are done.
4. While you are writing your poem, REMEMBER:
 This is a MODERN version of the poem, so the language used should sound how
you would speak.
 Write the final draft AS NEATLY AS YOU CAN.
 Leave space on the final draft for your picture.