Lewis Carroll was an English author who is best remembered for his novels, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. His poem, ‘Jabberwocky,’ is one of the best-loved examples of nonsense verse in the English language. He was also a photographer and inventor.
‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll is a brilliant nonsense poem. It tells the story of one person’s quest to slay the Jabberwock and the incredible creatures they meet along the way.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll. It was included in his 1871 novel ‘Through the Looking-Glass.’
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might;
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright—
‘The Crocodile’ by Lewis Carroll tells, very briefly, of a crocodile who sneakily attracts fish and then swallows them with a big smile on his face.
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
‘Life is but a Dream’ by Lewis Carroll is a poem that depicts the logic and illogic of dreams and life, suggesting that our entire lives are one long dream.
A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July--
‘The Mouse’s Tale’ by Lewis Carroll offers a playful critique of the judicial system. The poem emphasizes the need for a fair trial and the dangers of some kinds of authority.
Fury said to
a mouse, That
he met
in the
house,
‘A Valentine’ is an unusual poem about friendship and love affairs and how the two compare to one another.
In ‘My Fairy’, the very essence of this poem is drenched in irony in that “a fairy” can be thought of as a childish creature.
‘My Fancy’ by Lewis Carroll is a poem where confusion and exaggeration are offered to show a distinct variation between expectation and reality.
‘Punctuality’ by Lewis Carroll expresses the importance of being “punctual” and showing respect enough for endeavors to treat them with promptness.
‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’ are two well-known, fantastical characters who also happen to be brothers. They are remembered for their ridiculous spats with one another.
‘You Are Old, Father William’ by Lewis Carroll is a poem that is structured as a dialogue between a “father” and “his son”.
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