Lewis Carroll was an English author who is best remembered for his novels, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. His poem, ‘Jabberwocky,’ is one of the best-loved examples of nonsense verse in the English language. He was also a photographer and inventor.
A nonsense poem filled with wordplay, ‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll tells the story of the hero’s quest to slay the Jabberwock.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll. It was included in his 1871 novel ‘Through the Looking-Glass.’
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might;
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright—
‘The Crocodile’ by Lewis Carroll tells, very briefly, of a crocodile who sneakily attracts fish and then swallows them with a big smile on his face.
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
‘Life is but a Dream’ by Lewis Carroll is a poem that depicts the logic and illogic of dreams and life, suggesting that our entire lives are one long dream.
A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July--
In ‘A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky,’ Lewis Carroll presents a reflection on childhood, memory, and time.
A boat beneath a sunny sky,
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July
Lewis Carroll’s ‘The Mouse’s Tale’ offers a playful critique of the judicial system, showing the unjust nature of justice in real life.
Fury said to
a mouse, That
he met
in the
house,
‘A Valentine’ is an unusual poem about friendship and love affairs and how the two compare to one another.
And cannot pleasures, while they last,
Be actual unless, when past,
They leave us shuddering and aghast,
With anguish smarting?
‘Acrostic’ by Carroll embeds names and “Holiday House” in its lines, advising a balance of work and play for joy.
Little maidens, when you look
On this little story-book,
Reading with attentive eye
Its enticing history,
‘My Fairy’ by Lewis Carroll dissociates the figure of a fairy from its magic and amusement and makes it a figure of daunting authority.
I have a fairy by my side
Which says I must not sleep,
When once in pain I loudly cried
It said "You must not weep"
‘My Fancy’ by Lewis Carroll is a poem where confusion and exaggeration are offered to show a distinct variation between expectation and reality.
I painted her a gushing thing,
With years about a score;
I little thought to find they were
A least a dozen more;
‘Punctuality’ by Lewis Carroll expresses the importance of being “punctual” and showing respect enough for endeavors to treat them with promptness.
Man Naturally loves delay,
And to procrastinate;
Business put off from day to day
Is always done too late.
‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’ are two well-known, fantastical characters who also happen to be brothers. They are remembered for their ridiculous spats with one another.
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Agreed to have a battle!
For Tweedledum said Tweedledee
Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’ is a nursery rhyme exploring conflict resolution, overshadowed by a monstrous crow, in whimsical form.
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Agreed to have a battle;
For Tweedledum said Tweedledee
Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
‘You Are Old, Father William’ by Lewis Carroll is a poem that is structured as a dialogue between a “father” and “his son”.
"You are old, Father William," the young man said,
"And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head –
Do you think, at your age, it is right?
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