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In Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," there is a quite popular riddle given during the Mad Tea Party scene. The Mad Hatter asks Alice, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" Quite a while later, he asks Alice, "Have you guessed the riddle yet?" to which she replies, "No, I give it up. What's the answer?" Surprisingly, the Hatter answers, "I haven't the slightest idea." However, Carroll later remarked on this nonsense riddle, adding to it the following answer: "Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!" The misspelling of "never" is purposeful, as it spells "raven" backwards. Other answers have also been given to this riddle, two of which were created by a certain Sam Loyd: ""Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes." and "Because Poe wrote on both."
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What does the poem how doth the little crocodile by Lewis Carroll mean?
It doesn't mean anything. Carroll deliberately wrote it as nonsense. It's a parody of the morality poem 'How doth the little busy bee' by Isaac Watts.
What does Cheshire mean?
Cheshire is a county in England. (As it happens, it is the county where Lewis Carroll was born.) The phrase 'grin like a Cheshire cat' was well known in Carroll's day and was undoubtedly the inspiration for Carroll's famous character. It is not known, however, how the phrase originated.
Slithy thing to Carroll?
"Slithy" is a nonsensical adjective coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem "Jabberwocky." It is often interpreted to mean slimy and lithe, combining the characteristics of both worms and snakes. Lewis Carroll delighted in creating new words and language in his whimsical and fantastical works.
Is enough a synonym of brillig?
Brillig is a word created by Lewis Carroll for his poem Jabberwocky. He defined it as "four o'clock in the afternoon -- the time when you begin broiling things for dinner."But the words in Jabberwocky are fluid - for some of them Carroll changed the definition and some aren't defined at all. What really matters is what the word means to you, as a reader - if you want the word 'brillig' to be a synonym of 'enough', then it is.`When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass
What does brilling mean in the jabberwocky?
"Brilling" in "Jabberwocky" likely means to roar or bellow loudly. The term is a nonsense word created by Lewis Carroll to add to the whimsical and fantastical nature of the poem.
What does gyre mean from jabberwocky?
In "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, the word "gyre" refers to a spiraling or twisting motion. The poem's language is mostly nonsensical and meant to create a whimsical and imaginative atmosphere.
What does 'slithy ' mean in Jabberwocky?
wet
What does 'tulgey' mean in Jabberwocky?
No one really knows, not even Lewis Carroll himself. From a letter written in 1877: I am afraid I can't explain 'vorpal blade' for you - nor yet 'tulgey wood' It is a word which we, as readers, have to define for ourselves.
What does borgoves mean?
A borogoves is a fictional bird that is in the "Jabberwocky" poem written by Lewis Carroll.
What does cowboy's cry after successfully riding a bronco i mean in the element riddles?
i rhodium
What does wabe mean?
Lewis Carroll defined 'wabe' on two separate occasions, and gve two separate meanings.`And "the wabe" is the grass-plot round a sun-dial, I suppose?' said Alice`Of course it is. It's called "wabe," you know, because it goes a long way before it, and a long way behind it -- '`And a long way beyond it on each side,' Alice added.Lewis Carroll (1871)WABE: (derived from the verb to 'swab' or 'soak') "the side of a hill" (from its being soaked by the rain)Lewis Carroll (1855)This demonstrates that the meanings in the poem Jabberwocky are not absolute, but are open to interpretation.
What does 'mimsy' mean in Jabberwocky?
MIMSY: (whence 'mimserable' and 'miserable') "unhappy"Lewis Carroll (1855)"mimsy" is "flimsy and miserable" (there's another portmanteau for you). Humpty Dumpty (1871)
