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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Jabberwocky & parts of speech
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. Brillig, raths, and wabe are likely verbs.
b. Gyre, gimble, and borogoves are likely verbs
c. Brillig, borogoves, mimsy and slithy are likely nouns.
d. Mimsy, slithy, and mome are likely adjectives.
Every time I try to figure out the answer, I find all of the options are incorrect. I appreciate your help.
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
a. Brillig, raths, and wabe are likely verbs.
b. Gyre, gimble, and borogoves are likely verbs
c. Brillig, borogoves, mimsy and slithy are likely nouns.
d. Mimsy, slithy, and mome are likely adjectives.
Every time I try to figure out the answer, I find all of the options are incorrect. I appreciate your help.
Top answer
On first reading I agreed with you that none of the options were entirely correct. Then I decided that "mome" in "mome raths" could be considered an adjective. Does that help?
- On first reading I agreed with you that none of the options were entirely correct.
- Then I decided that "mome" in "mome raths" could be considered an adjective.
- Does that help?
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On first reading I agreed with you that none of the options were entirely correct. Then I decided that "mome" in "mome raths" could be considered an adjective. Does that help?
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Anonymous Choose the parts of speech categorization that most likely fits the gibberish words from the poem.Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe. a. Brillig, raths, and wabe are likely verbs.b. Gyre, gimble, and borogoves are likely verbsc. Brillig, borogoves, mimsy and slithy are likely
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This was really helpful since i had to write my own Jabberwocky!
thanks!!!!
thanks!!!!
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AnonymousI find all of the options are incorrect.No. It's d. ('were' is elided in the last line: And the mome raths were outgrabe.)
CJ
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'Twas brillig (adjective) , and the slithy (adjective) toves (noun)
Did gyre (verb) and gimble (verb) in the wabe (noun):
All mimsy (adjective) were the borogoves (noun),
And the mome (adjective) raths (noun) outgrabe (verb).
People who translate this into other languages generally use the same, more obviously recognisable, parts of speech in those languages
Did gyre (verb) and gimble (verb) in the wabe (noun):
All mimsy (adjective) were the borogoves (noun),
And the mome (adjective) raths (noun) outgrabe (verb).
People who translate this into other languages generally use the same, more obviously recognisable, parts of speech in those languages
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I'm aware of all those analyses and explanations where 'outgrabe' is a verb, but I can never get my brain to do it that way. It's always an adjective in my brain.
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CalifJimI'm aware of all those analyses and explanations where 'outgrabe' is a verb, but I can never get my brain to do it that way. It's always an adjective in my brain. CJI have always thought of it as a verb - All tranquil were the forests / And the little birds slept. and When I first read your post, I was tempted to question your sanity. However,
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CalifJim:I'm aware of all those analyses and explanations where 'outgrabe' is a verb, but I can never get my brain to do it that way. It's always an adjective in my brain.You think the mome raths were outgrabe? No no no. The mome raths had been busy outgribbing.
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khoffThe mome raths had been busy outgribbing.Outgribing.
Gribe - gribing - grabe - griben.
The verb is regular in some Dodgsonian dialects.
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