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Jabberwocky
by
Lewis Carroll
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Fantasy
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Jabberwocky Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay
There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.
Fantasy
Fantasy is Carroll's hallmark, and his ability to create an engrossing and thoroughly strange alternate reality puts him in league with writers like Tolkien and C.S. Lewis (and Dr. Seuss). Carroll...
Sound and Wordplay
This poem is simply made for the "Wordplay" section here on Shmoop. In fact, most of what's going on in this poem is directly sound related. (There are bigger themes and issues, so be sure to check...