There are a lot of poems in the world. I chose two to compare, so we could see some different types of poetry. But exactly how would you compare them? The poems “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll, and “Two Limericks” by Edward Lear are fairly different. We’ll be comparing these poems by three main points: alliteration, rhyme, and repetition. The poem “Jabberwocky” has quite a few alliterative occurrences, such as: “Callooh callay”. Or even “snicker snack”. Due to “Two Limericks” being so short, it only has a few alliterative occurrences. A line that stands out is “grandmother’s gown”. Two more are “which was woolen” and “weather was”. Here is where the tables turn for these two poems. “Jabberwocky” has somewhat small amounts of rhyme. One example
