Compare and Contrast “The…” by Alfred Lord Tennyson “The Kraken” by Alfred Lord Tennyson and “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll are poems about fictional monsters. Carroll's "Jabberwocky" first appeared in "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There" and concerns a young man's attempt to kill a monster called Jabberwocky. Tennyson's "The Kraken" is based on a Norse myth of a legendary monster that sleeps beneath the ocean. The two poems obviously share a similar theme. Yet different in their format, their syntax and the use of poetic devices, these contrasts contribute to a very different representation of the two monsters. The first notable contrast in how the two poets depict their monsters lies in the use of language in each poem. The fun, light-hearted tone that Carroll creates in his poem "Jabberwocky" through the use of nonsense words and poetic devices such as onomatopoeia (1.3) and the portmanteau (1.24) gives the poem an absurdity that his young audience would have appreciated and makes it difficult to take his monster seriously. In contrast, Tennyson chooses to create an ominous tone in “The Kraken” through the impression of the immense size and age of his monster. 'd and enormous polyps". Tennyson, A. 'The Kraken' p.139 reprinted in The Farber Book of Beasts (2010.) While Carroll completely invents his words, Tennyson instead juxtaposes scientific expressions such as sea sponges and polyps with the mythical nature of his subject matter as well as references to the apocalypse to create tension in his work. Additional contrasts can be seen when analyzing the structure of each poem. as a nonsense poem, "Jabberwocky" follows a traditional layout known as the Ballad Stanza and uses a traditional rhyme scheme in the middle of a sheet of paper......ber and Faber, pp. 135. -136. ii. Tennyson, AL, “The Kraken” in Muldoon, P. (ed.) (1997) The Faber Book of Beasts, London, Faber and Faber, p.139.iii. 2008) “Reading Poetry: The Farber Book of Beasts”, in Danson Brown, R. (ed.) AA100 Book 2 Tradition and Dissent, Milton Keynes, The Open University pp. 41-69 iv. Shmoop editorial team. (2008) “Jabberwocky”, [Online], at http://www.shmoop.com/jabberwocky/ (accessed January 6, 2014).v. Osborne, K. Kissel, A. (ed.) (2013) “Tennyson's Poems Study Guide: Summary and Analysis of “Crossing the Bar.” [Online] at http://www.gradesaver.com/tennysons-poems/Study-guide/section4/" (accessed January 8, 2014).vi. Wikipedia contributors, (2013) “Ballad stanza”, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [Online], at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballad_stanza&oldid=552937560 (accessed January 6, 2014).

Essay / Compare and Contrast “The…” by Alfred Lord Tennyson “The Kraken” by Alfred Lord Tennyson and “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll are poems about fictional monsters. Carroll's "Jabberwocky" first appeared in "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There" and concerns a young man's attempt to kill a monster called Jabberwocky. Tennyson's "The Kraken" is based on a Norse myth of a legendary monster that sleeps beneath the ocean. The two poems obviously share a similar theme. Yet different in their format, their syntax and the use of poetic devices, these contrasts contribute to a very different representation of the two monsters. The first notable contrast in how the two poets depict their monsters lies in the use of language in each poem. The fun, light-hearted tone that Carroll creates in his poem "Jabberwocky" through the use of nonsense words and poetic devices such as onomatopoeia (1.3) and the portmanteau (1.24) gives the poem an absurdity that his young audience would have appreciated and makes it difficult to take his monster seriously. In contrast, Tennyson chooses to create an ominous tone in “The Kraken” through the impression of the immense size and age of his monster. 'd and enormous polyps". Tennyson, A. 'The Kraken' p.139 reprinted in The Farber Book of Beasts (2010.) While Carroll completely invents his words, Tennyson instead juxtaposes scientific expressions such as sea sponges and polyps with the mythical nature of his subject matter as well as references to the apocalypse to create tension in his work. Additional contrasts can be seen when analyzing the structure of each poem. as a nonsense poem, "Jabberwocky" follows a traditional layout known as the Ballad Stanza and uses a traditional rhyme scheme in the middle of a sheet of paper......ber and Faber, pp. 135. -136. ii. Tennyson, AL, “The Kraken” in Muldoon, P. (ed.) (1997) The Faber Book of Beasts, London, Faber and Faber, p.139.iii. 2008) “Reading Poetry: The Farber Book of Beasts”, in Danson Brown, R. (ed.) AA100 Book 2 Tradition and Dissent, Milton Keynes, The Open University pp. 41-69 iv. Shmoop editorial team. (2008) “Jabberwocky”, [Online], at http://www.shmoop.com/jabberwocky/ (accessed January 6, 2014).v. Osborne, K. Kissel, A. (ed.) (2013) “Tennyson's Poems Study Guide: Summary and Analysis of “Crossing the Bar.” [Online] at http://www.gradesaver.com/tennysons-poems/Study-guide/section4/" (accessed January 8, 2014).vi. Wikipedia contributors, (2013) “Ballad stanza”, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [Online], at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballad_stanza&oldid=552937560 (accessed January 6, 2014).

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