1. The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Dodgson enjoyed making up stories for children, three such children being Alice Liddell and her sisters, which is whom "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" were created for. ... In this story, Alice looks down on a table and sees a book with this poem, but all the writing is backwards. This is actually a good way to look at Wonderland, as a backwards place, where the abnormal is the norm. ... After the class discussion on this poem, it was noticeable that there may be a different meaning to each reader. ... This poem also uses allegory to show that there may be some hidden mes...
- Word Count: 882
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School