Some potential sources of inspiration for this poem are a German ballad titled "The Shepherd of the Giant Mountains" and the large twisting tree at Christ Church, Oxford where the author was a mathematician.
Some potential sources of inspiration for this poem are a German ballad titled "The Shepherd of the Giant Mountains" and the large twisting tree at Christ Church, Oxford where the author was a mathematician. Its structure is the same as classic English poetry with quatrain verses and rhymed iambic pentameter despite the fact that many of the words in it were made up by the author. Telling the story of a hero seeking a monster who beheads it with his vorpal sword at brilling is, FTP, this poem by Lewis Carroll.
Some potential sources of inspiration for this poem are a German ballad titled "The Shepherd of the Giant Mountains" and the large twisting tree at Christ Church, Oxford where the author was a mathematician.
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