Excerpt from “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uffish thought he stood, 5 The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! 10 He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. Question Use the poem to answer the question. In the poem, cacophonous words such as manxome, uffish, Jabberwock, and tulgey most convey (1 point)
the romantic nature of the heroic quest.
the impending confrontation between foes.
the imaginative whimsy of the protagonist’s dream.
the suspenseful progression toward a tragic resolution.
the humorous interaction between made-up characters.