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  • Jul 8, 2010, 11:05 PM
    ROLCAM
    Jabberwocky
    Poem Text ( First and last paragraph of this poem).

    'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
    Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
    All mimsy were the borogoves,
    And the mome raths outgrabe.

    Would anyone translate this in simple English PLEASE!
    It is NOT homework.
    I would just like to understand it.

    Roland.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 11:32 PM
    Clough
    Hi, ROLCAM!

    There's lots of information about it that can be found on the following site.

    Jabberwocky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    It's basically up to the imagination of the reader as to what some of the words mean.

    Thanks!
  • Jul 15, 2010, 05:12 AM
    rstella
    Jabberwocky was kind of meant to be nonsensical and weird... I don't think there's a good "English" translation.
  • Jul 15, 2010, 08:35 AM
    Blue Angel

    I always loved this part in Through the Looking Glass...

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