Question

In this stanza from "Jabberwocky," what does Lewis Carroll seem to be describing? 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.

A. one of the characters
B. the setting
C. the title

Answer 1

The answer is B the setting because he is describing the setting in which the story starts to take place.

Answer 2

Answer: B. The setting.

Explanation: The setting of a story or a text is the place and time where the story takes place, it can also be the context of the story (political, historical, cultural, etc). In the given stanza from "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, he seems to be describing the setting of the story, because he is describing a place where the story is going to take place ("Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe").