Jabberwocky

Read lines 17-28 Explain what the author means in lines 17-18 by, “And through and through/The vorpal blade went snicker-snack.”? (RL.2.4)

• The son stands firm and stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade - back and forth eventually cutting off the head of the creature.

• The son stands firm and stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade - but the Jabberwock continues to strike back

• The son stands firm and stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade - but his blade breaks so he runs back into the forest

• The son stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade and the blade breaks into multiple pieces and the creature disappears.

What words or phrases within the poem demonstrate this change in tone in lines 18? (RL.2.4)

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

• blade

• vorpal

• snicker-snack

• vorpal blade

Why do you think Lewis Carroll repeated the first four lines to end the poem? (RL.2.5)

• Things usually turn back to normal after events.

• The son has been through a horrible time, but has finally accepted life as it is, and life is normal again.

• Though this danger has been conquered, something still lurks.

• The day has come full circle.

• All of the above

Which type of poetry is “Jabberwocky”? 

• narrative 

• lyric

• humorous

• limerick

Which pair of words rhyme from “Jabberwocky”?

• toves, wabe 

• sought, stood 

• head, back 

• son, shun 

The Jabberwock is a 

• sword

• lake

• forest

• monster

Which line from “Jabberwocky” contains an example of onomatopoeia?

• “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!”

• “So rested he by the Tumtum tree,”

• “He left it dead, and with its head”

• “He went galumphing back.”

Which of the following selections best describes the language in the poem?

• The poem’s language is simple and easy to understand.

• Most of the language is drawn from an ancient dialect that is no longer used.

• The poem uses a mixture of real and invented words.

• The speaker of the poem is making fun of the way English people speak.

How do the father’s actions set the plot of the poem in motion?

• The father warns his son of the Jabberwock, and the son begins his journey

• The father scares his son, and this causes the son to hide from the Jabberwock.

• The father tells the son that the Jabberwock has giant teeth, so the son finds a sword.

• The father advises his son to rest up before fighting the Jabberwock, so the son sleeps.

What is the primary theme of the poem 'Jabberwocky'?

• A) The triumph of good over evil

• B) The inevitability of fate

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The complexity of human emotions