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Famous Bandersnatch Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Bandersnatch poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous bandersnatch poems. These examples illustrate what a famous bandersnatch poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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...ead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark. 

But while he was seeking with thimbles and care, 
A Bandersnatch swiftly drew nigh
And grabbed at the Banker, who shrieked in despair, 
For he knew it was useless to fly. 

He offered large discount--he offered a cheque
(Drawn "to bearer") for seven-pounds-ten: 
But the Bandersnatch merely extended its neck
And grabbed at the Banker again. 

Without rest or pause--while those frumious jaws
Went savagely snapp...Read more of this...
by Carroll, Lewis



...e the Jabberwock, my son! 
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! 
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun 
The frumious Bandersnatch!" 

He took his vorpal sword in hand: 
Long time the manxome foe he sought 
So rested he by the Tumtum tree, 
And stood a while in thought. 

And, as in uffish thought he stood, 
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, 
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, 
And burbled as it came! 

One two! One two! And through and through 
The vorp...Read more of this...
by Carroll, Lewis
...head and was lost to their view
 In his zeal to discover the Snark

But while he was seeking with thimbles and care,
 A Bandersnatch swiftly drew nigh
And grabbed at the Banker, who shrieked in despair,
 For he knew it was useless to fly.

He offered large discount--he offered a cheque
 (Drawn "to bearer") for seven-pounds-ten:
But the Bandersnatch merely extended its neck
 And grabbed at the Banker again.

Without rest or pause--while those frumious jaws
 Went savagely snapp...Read more of this...
by Carroll, Lewis

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