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 NONSENSICAL POEM
20 Jabberwocky (5;

ie Sume billig, and the slithy Ne, two! One, ewo! And
roves D through and through
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: The vorpal blade went snicker
All mimsy were the borogoves, snack!
And the mome raths outgrabe He leftit dead, and with its head
«“ WARE the Jabberwock, my He went galumphing back
Ba: 6g YG has thou slain the Jab.
The jaws that bite, the daws that QQ verwos?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy
catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
The frumious Bandersnatch!” He chortled in his joy
£ took his vorpal sword in fos As brillig, and the slithy
hand. toves
Long time the manxome foe he Did gyre and gimble in the wabe,
sought All mimsy were the borogowes,
So reited he by the Tumtum tree And the mome raths outg
And stood awhile in thought

Jabberwocky
ND as in uffish thought he
Arnos
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame
Came whittling through the rulgey
wood
And burbled as it came!
LEWIS¢ ARROLL
(2) Using Context Clues
"reine dj. bound, ae: Synonyms
umiteNDARY); _ circumscribed, -¢
( ped (NARROWNESS); local, 5 Humpy Dumpty took great pleasure in
cramhal (SITUATION); topical,’ > obfuscating the poem's meaning for Alice. His
explanations about the poem were confusing
and complicated.

Ne rvated, | © Antonyms
d The hero in the poem did not give in to
trepidation; rather, he bravely slayed the
Jabberwork with his sword.
(2) Using Context Clues
weg,M- aristocrat, Hoble, bIue Examples
ar cIAL CLASS). © Blood |
EC Only a few weapons are truly nifty in hunting
monsters, like the vorpal sword.

Explanations and Definitions

Hearing someone "outgrabe" -- which means he
is whistling, bellowing, and sneezing all at once --
can be a funny sight.
(2) Using Context Clues

Sa ee
Oe
¢ The boy wondered if he should have brought
+ woqcepd— some back up, in case he could take on the
2 easy Jabberwock by himself.
~, daurtless , Soctitade
= oe ed, * The hero’ s conquest of the Jabberwock is
an exemplary case of bravery.

= ¢ The hero is lucky that the murder of the

—= Jabberwock does merit a case in court.
(2) Using Connotation and
Denotation

nl)eC leo ee eee] |

Daddy: association: positive // feelings: love, familiarity, childhood

(3) Derivation
or Structural
Analysis
ab (away from)- absent

ante (before) - anticipate

circum (around) - circumnavigate

dis (not) - disagree

Prefix inter (between) - international

(3) Derivation
or Structural
Analysis
ous (like, full) - dangerous

able (being) - forcible

al (pertaining to) - theatrical

ance (state of) - repentance

Suffix ment (result) - commencement

(3) Derivation
or Structural
Analysis
ous (like, full) - dangerous

able (being) - forcible

al (pertaining to) - theatrical

ance (state of) - repentance

Suffix ment (result) - commencement

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Organization Coherence Cohesion Language Use Mechanics

¢ Outlining ¢ Paragraph Unity ¢ Repetition ¢ Concise ¢ Capitalization
¢ Order of Ideas ¢ Synonym ¢ Conrete ¢ Punctuation
¢ Paragraph ¢ Pronouns ¢ Common
Developmrnt Transitions ¢ Precise and
Clear
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