Question

Read the stanza below from Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky and choose the parts of speech categorization that most likely fits the gibberish words from the poem. ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

a. Gyre, gimble, and borogoves are likely verbs.

b. Brillig, borogoves, mimsy and slithy are likely nouns.

c. Mimsy, slithy, and mome are likely adjectives.

d. Brillig, raths, and wabe are likely verbs.

Answer 1

C. Mimsy, slithy, and mome are likely adjectives.

Step-by-step explanation:

A piece of literature might feel entitled to include proper nouns non-existent in any dictionary for creative purposes. However, when it comes to adjectives and verbs, recognition of such terms is required so that readers can understand what's happening in the story.

It is known that Mimsy, Silthy, and Mome are adjectives because each one serves as modifier for a word. These are the gibberish word of the poem.

Answer 2

The parts of speech categorization that most likely fits the gibberish words in the poem is C. Mimsy, slithy, and mome are likely adjectives.

Mimsy is an adjective modifying the noun "borogoves." Slithy is an adjective modifying "toves" and mome most likely modifies "rathes."