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Jabberwocky Figurative Language

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Have you ever wondered how the part dragon part rabbit part human monster (AKA The Jabberwock) and The Lorax were different? If so, this essay will give you all of the answers. Chances are, you have probably heard of Dr. Seuss, and know that he wrote many children's books, including the lorax. We will be comparing him to Lewis Carroll, who wrote the Jabberwocky.We will see the differences and similarities in figurative language, mood,and tone. In this paragraph, we will be comparing the figurative language in the two tall tales. In Jabberwocky, there are many onomatopoeias, yet in the lorax there are not very many. Even though Jabberwocky has more onomatopoeias, they both have many nonsense words, like tulgey,truffula, galumph, and rippulous.

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