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Poem
September 8, 1913
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
What is this article about?
A narrative poem depicting a heroic youth's encounter with the fearsome Jabberwock, culminating in its slaying with a vorpal sword amid invented words and fantastical creatures.
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'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.
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.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Jabberwock
Vorpal Sword
Slaying Monster
Nonsense Verse
Heroic Adventure
Poem Details
Key Lines
'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!"
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.