1. There have been many interpretations of ‘Jabberwocky’, and some critics have taken it to be a burlesque of Spenser’s penchant for word-coinages. Many claim the poem to be nonsense, but some of the neologisms, such as ‘chortle’ and ‘burble’, have found a permanent place in the English language. Carroll’s advice to the reader was: ‘Take care of the sounds, and the sense will take care of itself.’ The poem occurs in Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Sir John Tenniel’s drawing of the Jabberwock, which was originally planned as the frontispiece, was considered so terrifying by Carroll that it was printed opposite the ballad. Tenniel’s drawing of the White Knight eventually served as frontispiece.