Does Jabberwocky count as an animal poem?

Answer 1

Yes, "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll can be considered an animal poem as it features fantastical creatures like the Jabberwock, Bandersnatch, and Jubjub bird. The poem revels in creating whimsical and imaginative animal-like beings within its nonsensical world.

Answer 2

Jabberwocky is certainly described as a nonsense poem.

Jabberwocky does use "nonsense" words made up by the author, but it tells a specific (and interesting) story, and you gain the knowledge of what the words mean, at least approximately, from the context of the poem. It's part of the process of a living language. Once someone uses a word to mean something, other people pick it up, and it gains meaning to a general group. Many of the words in Carroll's poem have been used by other authors and now are part of the language, even though they started out as words that only made sense to Lewis Carroll.

Answer 3

The jabberwocky can be humorous because it is composed with post- sructuralist signifiers and signifieds, meaning anyone can interpret the meaning of the made up words Lewis Carroll uses in multiple ways.

Answer 4

Nonsense verse/poem makes use of nonsense words. And words of this kind are seen in the poem. Thus, the poem is nonsense.

Answer 5

I would say yes, the Jabberwock is a fictitious animal. But be sure that is going to be within the scope of what was asked for, and be prepared to argue your corner!