Read this stanza from “Jabberwocky.”

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

What is the rhyme scheme in this stanza?

Jabberwocky

Responses

ABBA
ABBA

ABCA
ABCA

ABAC
ABAC

ABAB

1 answer

The rhyme scheme of the stanza from "Jabberwocky" is ABAB. The first and third lines rhyme with each other ("brillig" and "borogoves"), and the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other ("wabe" and "outgrabe").