Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll Rhyme Scheme

1 / 8 / `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / A
2 / 8 / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: / B
3 / 8 / All mimsy were the borogoves, / A
4 / 7 / And the mome raths outgrabe. / B
5 / 8 / "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! / C
6 / 8 / The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! / D
7 / 8 / Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun / C
8 / 7 / The frumious Bandersnatch!" / D
9 / 8 / He took his vorpal sword in hand: / E
10 / 8 / Long time the manxome foe he sought -- / F
11 / 9 / So rested he by the Tumtum tree, / G
12 / 6 / And stood awhile in thought. / F
13 / 8 / And, as in uffish thought he stood, / H
14 / 8 / The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, / I
15 / 8 / Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, / H
16 / 6 / And burbled as it came! / I
17 / 8 / One, two! One, two! And through and through / J
18 / 8 / The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! / K
19 / 8 / He left it dead, and with its head / L
20 / 6 / He went galumphing back. / K
21 / 8 / "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? / M
22 / 8 / Come to my arms, my beamish boy! / N
23 / 8 / O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' / O
24 / 6 / He chortled in his joy. / N
25 / 8 / `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / A
26 / 8 / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; / B
27 / 8 / All mimsy were the borogoves, / A
28 / 7 / And the mome raths outgrabe. / B

Name: ______English 12

Date: ______Period 1