"’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe." April is #NationalPoetryMonth, and studying poems like "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll can lead to an interactive lesson in absurdist language. If "slithy" means lithe slimy, what other absurdist portmanteaus can your students create? Read “Jabberwocky” and challenge your class to create new words of their own. Ask them to think about combination words that they might