Part of Speech

  1. Jabberwock – n, cat
  2. Beamish – adj, young
  3. Frabjous – adj, glorious
  4. Brillig – adj, glowing
  5. Slithy – adj, unkempt
  6. Toves – n, fur
  7. Gyre – n, animals
  8. Gimble – n, plants
  9. Wabe – n, waters
  10. Mimsy – adj, flowy
  11. Borogroves – n, trees
  12. Mome – n, monster
  13. Raths – v, growls
  14. Outgrabe – adj, silently

“And hast thou slain the cat?

Come to my arms, my young boy! 

O glorious day! Callooh! Callay!”    

He chortled in his joy.

’Twas glowing, and the unkempt fur

Did animals and plants in the waters: All flowy were the trees,   

And the monster growls silently.

I used context clues to figure out what types of speech the word was. Then replaced it with words that would make sense in that place.

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