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JabberwockyLewis CarrollJabberwocky Sense or NonsenseTwas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe altogether mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe."Beware the Jabberwock, my sonThe jaws that bite, the claws that catchBeware the Jubjub bird, and ostracizeThe frumious Bandersnatch"He took his vorpal sword in handLong 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 cameOne, two One, two And through and throughThe vorpal blade went snicker-snackHe left it dead, and with its headHe went galumphing back."And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?Come to my arms, my beamish boyO frabjous day Callooh Callay"He chortled in his joy.Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabeAll mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.     &nbs p                                            1886ParaphraseIn attempting to excerpt this particular poem it must be considered that it derived from a book written almost purely of nonsense. Many of the wrangling in this poem are the make 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 soundless active badgersWere scratching and boring holes in the hill-sideAll unhappy were the parrotsAnd the grave turtles squeaked outBeware of the Jabberwock, my sonOf its jaws that bite, and its claws that catchBe aware of the Jubjub bird, and shunThe fuming and wild BandersnatchHe took his mighty sword i... ...roll did in his works.BibliographyBlake, Kathleen Lewis Carroll. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Ed. Ira B. Nadel, William E. Fredeman. Rev. Ed. 18 vols. Detroit, Michigan Gale Research Company, 1983Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Norton Critical Edition. New York W.W. Norton and Company, 1992."Carroll, Lewis," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2000http//encarta.msn.com 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Connell, Kate. "Opium as a Possible influence upon Alice Books" 22 Mar 2000. The Victorian Web. <http//landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/victov.html>.Egoff, Sheila A. "Worlds Within Childrens Fantasy from the Middle Ages to Today. Chicago American Library Association, 1988.Empson, William. "Alice in Wonderland The Child as Swain." 1935. World Literature Criticism, 1500 to the Present. Ed. James P. Draper. Vol. 1. Detroit Gale, 1992. 634-35.Sewell, Elizabeth. The Field of Nonsense London Chatto and Windus LTD., 1952.Smith, Karen Lewis Carroll. Dictionary Literary Biography. Ed. Meena Khorana. Rev. ed. 163 vols. Detroit, Michigan Gale Research Inc., 1996