2006-10-24 14:30:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Borogroves are critters from Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" from _Through the Looking Glass_. They were fluffy creatures something like oversized kiwis -- basically flightless birds. The nonsense word "mimsy" is a combination of miserable and flimsy (at least that's how Humpty-dumpty explains it later in the book).
2006-10-24 14:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by D'archangel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Borogroves are little furry creatures, about the size of a bunny rabbit but their fur is pink and they have purple ears. Instead of hopping, they skip. They were mimsy (happy) because it was brillig (a nice day).
2006-10-24 14:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by rosemary w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're characters in the poem "Jabberwocky," which appears in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-glass, and What Alice Found There." Read the part of the book where she meets Humpty-Dumpty; he explains the first verse (the part with the borogroves) to her.
2006-10-24 14:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by perelandra 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋