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Jabberwocky
By JACOB BUSA
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Question 1
1.
How does the author use repetition to contribute to the poem’s meaning?
The poem’s rhyme provides repetition, similar to the repeated efforts of courage.
The line “And the mome raths outgrabe” is repeated to help the reader understand where the Jabberwocky lived.
The first syllable in the words “Callooh!” and “Callay!” is repeated to emphasize the father’s pride.
The poem’s first stanza is repeated at the end, showing that the boy’s victory over the Jabberwock has kept their world stable and calm.
Question 2
2.
Where does the main action of “Jabberwocky” take place?
the forest
on a mountain
a castle
a dark cave
Question 3
3.
What feature of the Jabberwock in “Jabberwocky” does the hero notice as the creature approaches him?
vorping tongue
eyes of flame
whiffling nose
its coiled tail
Question 4
4.
In “Jabberwocky,” what emotion does the father’s cry of “Callooh! Callay!” most likely express?
fear
delight
grief
confusion
Question 5
5.
In the following sentence, which words are the
clearest
example of alliteration?
The brave boy concealed his fear and prayed for luck as the beastly Jabberwock crashed through the trees, howling its challenge.
concealed; fear; beastly
luck; Jabberwock
brave; boy; beastly
luck; Jabberwock
Question 6
6.
Which of the following parts of speech could you infer the word "slithy" is?
noun
adverb
verb
adjective
Question 7
7.
Which of the following parts of speech could you infer the word "gimble" is?
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Question 8
8.
The Jabberwock's eyes are like
air
fire
earth
water
Question 9
9.
While waiting for the Jabberwocky he was
galumphing
thinking uffishly
whiffling
burbling
Question 10
10.
The use of words that sound like their meanings is called
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia