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DuPont 1"Jabberwocky"Lewis CarrollJabberwocky: Sense or Nonsense'Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.'Beware the Jabberwock, my sonThe jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe 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 burbied as it came! DuPont 2One, two! One, two! And through and throughThe vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its headHe 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 tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. 1886DuPont 3ParaphraseIn attempting to paraphrase this particular poem it must be considered that it derived from a book written almost purely of nonsense. Many of the words in this poem are the own creation of the author and only he knows the real interpretation. However, some of the words have been described in the book and others in letters by the author. The words of the previous poem are often a combination of two, maybe even three words, all put into one, while others are just nonsense and for the amusement of the reader. All things considered, here is an attempt at a line by line paraphrase of the poem 'Jabberwocky'.Jabberwocky: Sense or NonsenseIt was evening, and the smooth active badgersWere scratching and boring holes in the hill-side;All unhappy were the parrots;And the grave turtles squeaked outBeware of the Jabberwock, my son! Of its jaws that bite, and its claws that catch! Be aware of the Jubjub bird, and shunThe fuming and furious Bandersnatch! He took his mighty sword in hand:For a long time he sought after his enemy from the Isle of Man-So he rested by the Tumtum tree, And stood there a while in thoughtDuPont 4And, as in uffish('a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish and the temper huffish' thought he stoodThe Jabberwock, with fire in his eyes, Came blowing unsteadily in short puffs through the tall and foggy wood, And it bleated, murmured, and warbled as it came One, two! One, two! And through and throughThe mighty blade was used in battle! He left it dead, and with its headHe went triumphantly galloping back'And have you killed the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my radiating son! O fabulous and joyous day! Beautiful! Good! Fair! He chuckled and snorted in his joy. It was evening, and the smooth active badgersWere scratching and boring holes in the hill-side;All unhappy were the parrots;And the grave turtles squeaked outDuPont 5Blake DuPontMs.
BennerWorld Lit.2 November 2012 Everyone as a child listened to their parents read them fairy tells and tall tales. Whether or not the child understood the story he knew he enjoyed it. Alice in Wonderland is one of the most famous children's stories. Even though half of the writing did not make sense the reader would still be interested and entertained. To fully understand the writings of Lewis Carroll, a person must look at his past, get opinions from other authors and come to a conclusion on their own whether Carroll was a nonsense writer or gifted children's writer. To clearly understand Carroll's writing and form their own opinion, one must understand his past. Lewis Carroll, formally Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was born at Daresbury, Cheshire, on January 27, 1832
His parents were Charles and Frances Dodgson. His father was a clergyman. He was the oldest of 11 children. All through his life he loved to write, and take photographs. He was an English mathematician and writer.
Educated at Rugby and Christ Church, Oxford, where he spent the rest of his life(Blake 63). He was deacon in the Church of England, as a child he suffered from a number of physical ailments. As a boy, he was subject to ridicule due to a stammer causing an introverted shyness with his peers. He was also left-handed which was considered a correctable disorder during the Victorian Era. Young Dodgson would work with various specialists to correct both his stammer and his left-hand usage, but the only real lesson he DuPont 6learned was the 'feeling that something was not 'right'' (Blake 65) .
He expressed his sense of displacement with the analogy of trying to fit 'a right-hand foot / into a left-hand shoe' (Carroll 189) . These problems caused Dodgson to withdraw from his peers, and, thus, he never quite mastered the art of relating to boys of his age. Ironically, Dodgson used these feelings of inadequacy to his intellectual advantage. Through his rich inner life, he questioned his perception of reality and developed a reversed, mirrored view and an ingenious mirror-glass style of writing. By sharing this rich inner life, young Dodgson, as the oldest of ten siblings, entertained his sisters and brothers with invented games and thought-provoking activities(Smith 55) Derek Hudson from Croft wrote in 1851 that Carroll had trouble being 'without the companionship of children' (Blake 47) because children had 'already become a necessity of his existence' (Smith 68) . Carroll was becoming an adult, yet he still wanted to 'be like a child,' (Empson 635) and he longed to continue enlightening young minds.
At last, Carroll became enlightened himself upon meeting the enchanting four-year old girl named Alice. In fact, The Alice Books were 'written for a particular child, Alice Liddell,' and 'one would have liked to have known' such a child that 'could spark' (Egoff 46) such imaginary travel. In the poem that begins and ends the story of Alice in Wonderland it is obviously seen that Carroll's interaction and fascination with Liddell girls have greatly influenced his writing. The three children are the focus of the beginning poem, 'Ah, cruel Three!..Imperious Prima flashes forth..In gentler tones Secunda hopes.. While Teritia interrupts the tale'(Carroll, Lewis.
Microsoft ). Lorina is referred to as 'Prima', DuPont 7she was the oldest, Alice is 'Secunda', and Edith 'Teria'. When the story begins in 1862, Alice is seven, and the story is set in May. Through the Looking-Glass takes place in November. 'Without, the frost, the blinding snow'(Carroll, Lewis. Alice 103). Although the other two girls are mentioned, Carroll chose mainly to focus on Alice. Alice Pleasance Liddell is the full name of the child, 'the pleasance of our fairy tale'(Carroll, Lewis. Alice 103).
In the closing poem of Through the Looking-Glass in the final chapter 'Which Dreamed It?' when read downward, the initial letters of each line spell out Alice's full name,'A boat, beneath a sunny skyLingering onward dreamilyIn an evening of July - Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, ..'(Carroll, Lewis. Alice 209 ) Other than the influence that the entire Liddell Family had on Carroll's writing there were o...
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