Jabberwocky is considered one of the greatest nonsense poems in English literature. It tells the tale of a monster called the ‘Jabberwock’ and is full of nonsense words and neologisms. The poem can be found in Lewis Caroll’s novel Through the Looking Glass.

Possible classroom activities include: Students can try to decipher what the poem is trying to convey. They can come up with their own nonsense words and write a poem with them. Alternatively, students could attempt to translate the poem into German, comparing their version to a German translation afterwards.

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