Jabberwocky - Literary Analysis Quiz

How does the setting contribute to the characters’ actions in the text? (R.1.1)

• The setting of the tulgey wood explains where the mome raths reside.

• The setting of the Tumtum tree provides a resting place for the hunter to get some sleep.

• The setting of the woods provides the reason for why the father was unconcerned with his son’s adventure.

• The setting of the woods provides a mysterious place for dangerous animals to lurk and a hunter to move cautiously.

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Which two situational archetypes are best demonstrated in Jabberwocky? (R.3.3)

• The Quest (The search for someone or something)

• Death and rebirth (Shows the circle of life)

• Battle of Good and Evil (Good ultimately triumphs)

• An Island (a place of isolation)

• A Cave (Turning inward; deep down where a character delves into himself, becomes invisible)

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Which two details best support the use of the situational archetypes selected in Part A? (R.3.3)

• “Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:” (line 26)

• “He left it dead, and with its head/ He went galumphing back”. (lines 19-20)

• “All mimsy were the borogoves,/And the mome raths outgrabe.” (lines 3-4)

• “So rested he by the Tumtum tree,/And stood a while in thought.” (lines 11-12)

• “He took his vorpal sword in hand;/ Long time the manxome foe he sought -” (lines 9-10)

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How does the author’s use of a metaphor in stanza 4 contribute to meaning in the text? (R.3.1)

• The metaphor highlights the dangerous setting traveled by the hunter and the Jabberwocky.

• The metaphor is used to illustrate the awkward features possessed by the Jabberwocky in this nonsensical world.

• The metaphor is used to help the reader better understand the reasoning why the hunter “stood in uffish thought”.

• The metaphor highlights the creatures flaming eyes to address the intimidating nature of the creature and its inherent dangers.

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How does the repetition of the last stanza contribute to the overall meaning of the poem? (R.1.4)

• It’s rhythm emphasizes the narrator’s confidence.

• It’s rhythm highlights the annoyance felt from the audience.

• It’s melody shows the conflict between humans and nature.

• It’s melody builds suspense for what will happen next with the characters.

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Select three sound devices that create rhythm in lines 18-20 of the poem. (R.1.4)

• White Space (blankness or emptiness to visually create an aesthetic)

• Onomatopoeia (Sound words)

• Stanza break (a group of two or more verses/lines)

• Internal rhyme (Rhyming of two words within the same line)

• End Rhyme (The rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem)

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How does the author’s decision to use sound impact meaning in the poem?

• The ABAB rhyme scheme gives the poem a musical quality and a predictable pattern.

• The line breaks force a reader to jump down to the next line to find out what will happen next.

• The use of nonsense words allows the reader to appreciate the scenery and musical flow of each line.

• The alliterative word combinations explain the relationship between the characters and the setting.

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How does stanza two develop the father’s perspective? (R.1.3)

• by describing the son’s reaction to the Jabberwock

• by providing the father’s thoughts about the mysterious setting

• by sharing the narrator’s personal experiences dealing with the family

• by highlighting the dangers associated with the Jabberwock through dialogue with his son

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Part B: How is the narrator’s perspective developed differently from others? (R.1.3)

• by clarifying the feeling of others using similes

• by contrasting the thoughts of others using repetition

• by providing the actions of others using figurative language and sound

• by expressing his or her own experiences using dialogue and rhetorical questions

• by describing the events and setting of the plot using imagery and repetition

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“He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought -” Using context and connotation strategies, determine the meaning of foe as it is used in the text? (V.1.3)

• friend

• enemy

• family

• stranger

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