Question

What is the rhyme scheme in these lines from "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll? 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"

Answer 1

The verse form of "Jabberwocky" is that of a ballad, with seven quatrains. Traditionally, a ballad tells a story of love or adventure, and is divided into four-line stanzas that obey a specific rhyme scheme and meter. This is the case here, as the stanzas also follow a fairly regular ABAB rhyme scheme and iambic meter.

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