Jabberwocky: The Meaning Behind the Nonsense

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1. "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves..." What time of day is Brillig? The time where the Mad Hatter and March Hare enjoy their tea. Very early in the morning, when the first birds start to sing. Four o'clock in the afternoon: the time when you begin broiling things for dinner. Late at night when everybody goes to bed.

2. "All mimsy were the borogoves," What is the meaning of the adjective, mimsy? Shiney and glittering Flimsy and miserable Wet, and damp Hot and scalding

3. "All mimsy were the borogoves," What kind of animal is a borogrove? An elegant looking bird A hookah smoking caterpillar An ugly lizard A shabby looking bird

4. "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves" What two words are combined to make slithy? Little, silly Lame, solid Lime, savory Lithe, slimy

5. "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves " Can you explain to me what toves are? An alternate name for the Jabberwock An exotic fruit bearing tree A strange animal: something like badgers, lizards and corkscrews An extremely greedy individual

6. "Did gyre and gimble in the wabe" What does it mean to gyre? To go round and round like a top To go round and round like a loop To go round and round like the earth To go round and round like a gyroscope

7. "Did gyre and gimble in the wabe" If one is about to gimble, what is he about to do? To make holes like a gimlet To make lines like a poet To make stakes like a gambler To make soup like a chef

8. "Did gyre and gimble in the wabe" Now, what is a wabe exactly? A gravel pit round a sundial A grass-plot used for picnics A grass-plot round a tree A grass-plot round a sundial

9. "And the mome raths outgrabe." Humpty-Dumpty says that mome is short for "from home"; what kind of creatures have lost their way? Raths: Another shabby looking bird Raths: A sort of green pig Raths: A relative of the tove Raths: A baby borogrove

10. "And the mome raths outgrabe." How does Humpty-Dumpty explain the word outgrabe to Alice? Yawning and yelling with a howl in the middle Yelping and screeching, with a belch in the middle Crying and sniffling, whit a whimper in the middle Bellowing and whistling, with a sneeze in the middle