Jabberwocky

BY 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!

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 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.

Leader: John Trian Tan
Secretary: Regienald Jhames D. Okay
Member: Godfrey C. Ruiz

Questions to be answered by the group

1. Do you understand the poem? Why or why not?

Yes, because it was based on the story Alice and the wonderland.

2. What do you think happened in the poem?

A mother or probably Alice from the fictional book Alice and the wonderland is talking to her son
about her adventure while slaying the Jabberwock on the frabjous day.

3. What is the poem about?

The poem is all about her adventure as she was about to slain the jabberwock on the frabjous
day.

4. How did you make sense of the poem?

We make sense of the poem by listing the words we cant understand and by giving light to its
meaning, lastly by sharing our ideas with each other.

A. Would you say it is non-sense?

No.

B. Why or why not?

No, because although it is vague and unclear some parts of the poem still makes sense and
shed light to its meaning.

5. Who is talking to the boy?

The one talking to the boy is his mother or probably Alice.

6. What is a Jabberwock?

A Jabberwock is a snak-ish dragon creature with eyes of flame.

7. What weapon was used to kill the Jabberwock?

The weapon being used to kill the Jabberwock was the vorpal sword.

8.

A. What were your impressions of the poem before reading?

Before reading and by seeing only the title of the poem it leaves us the impression of curiosity.

B. How about after reading?

After reading weve learned that it talks about the adventure of alice as she was slaying the
Jabberwock.

C. What caused the changes?

The thing that causes the change is simply the content of the poem because with this we can
truly understand its message.
Leader: John Trian Tan
Secretary: Regienald Jhames D. Okay
Member: Godfrey C. Ruiz

I. Vocabulary Check

Unfamiliar words from Part of Speech Similar-sounding word Possible Meaning

the poem in English
1. slithy Adjective slimy, sly, slithery slimy animal
2. wabe Noun wave, wake a setting or a place
3. brillig Noun brig an end to a day;
sunset
4. gyre Verb liar, lyre to move in a circle or
spiral
5. gimble Verb gamble play boisterously
6. mimsy Adjective wimpy weak; fragile ; broken
7. borogoves Noun doves a thin shabby-looking
bird
8. mome Noun dome archaic
9. raths Verb rats, rants an expression of
anger
10. outgrabe Verb outrage to celebrate with
anger
11. Jubjub Noun job the ferocious bird in
the poem
12. shun Verb shine to avoid someone or
something
13. frumious Adjective furious active
14. Bandersnatch Noun snatch strong opponent
15. vorpal Adjective portal mighty sword
16. manxome Adjective mansion formidable enemy
17. Tumtum Noun tom-tom a large peaceful tree
18. uffish Adjective peevish in deep thought
19. Jabberwock Noun jabber, book, wok a snak-ish dragon
creature with eyes of
flame
20. whiffling Verb whistling to blow unsteadily or
in guts
21. tulgey Adjective blurry thick, dense, dark
22. burbled Verb mumbled, gargled to make the sound of
water moving over
rocks
23. snicker-snack Adverb Tick-tock the sound of the
sword as it slashes
the Jabberwock
24. galumphing Verb Jumping, hoping to move in a loud and
clumsy way
25. beamish Adjective beaming beaming and bright
with optimism,
promise or
achievement
26. frabjous Adjective fabulous day/time when one
person was to kill or
be killed by the
Jabberwock
27. Callooh Adverb Hoorah to show excitement
28. Callay Adverb Hooray used to expressed
joy, approval or
encouragement
29. Chortled Verb cuddled to laugh or chuckle
especially in
satisfaction or
exultation