Examples Of Figurative Language In The Hobbit

Authors use figurative language to describe the objects and characters in the stories. In the passage “Uncle Timothy’s Ships,” by Summer Woodford, figurative language reveals the significance of the bottled ships, Woodford reveals the significance of the bottled ships by using metaphors, extended metaphors, and personification. The first piece of figurative language that Summer Woodford uses are metaphors. A metaphor is to compare two things without using like or as.

Using figurative language helps create imagery and enhances the imagination of the readers. The use of personification allows the author to give human like characteristics to non-living things. An example within the story that displayed intense emotion was included this quote,“This set formula, spoken in a kind of lilt, would awaken loud echoes in Tzili’s soul, and their reverberations spread throughout her body” (Appelfeld, p. 275). By adding in this literary device the readers can foreshadow Tzili’s growth throughout the story and how she realizes who she is as an individual and matures into a strong and independent

Harry Potter was a very famous series of fictional books and movies by J.K. Rowling. Harry is the main protagonist, who goes to a large, seven-story high castle supported by magic called Hogwarts. Through all the adventures of Harry’s life described in the books, I see it as a very intriguing topic to talk about. Diction, language, and imagery are going to be talked about for the fictional character chosen, also followed by answered questions to give a better idea, through details, of how Harry Potter really is seen.

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, is centered on Bilbo Baggins, the classical hero who starts out as an average hobbit in an immense world, goes on an adventure and begins find his special gifts that are unique to him, and returns to his old way of life having been changed forever. Bilbo Baggins is a very respectable hobbit living in the Shire. He is just a tiny speck in the vast expanse of Middle Earth and what lies beyond. By a rule, hobbits are to strive for respect from their fellow hobbits. Consequently, it is extremely rare and looked down upon for a hobbit such as Bilbo to venture out of his comfortable hobbit hole and embark on an "adventure". In Bilbo's own words, adventures are "nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!" So like a classical hero, Bilbo starts out as an everyman denying any sort of adventures that come his way.

The adventure all begins in a quiet little hole; a hobbit hole. In this hole lives Bilbo, the hero. Page 178 of The Hobbit states, “I am going to disappear,’ he said. ‘I shall draw the spiders

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In chapter one of the novel, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the author incorporates figurative language to develop the characters and the setting. The first example that portrays figurative language is, “The walls are cracked and water runs upon them in thin threads without sound, black and glistening as blood.” This example uses a metaphor to compare the water on the walls to glistening blood. In return, the readers can get a visual of the rooms setting and what the walls look like. Another example from chapter one is, “Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed.”

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien is one of the best mythological masterpieces ever written. So I assumed writing about mythological criticism would be a simple task. Mythological criticism uses the combination of anthropology, history, and comparative religion. It also the use of imagination and imagery create a deeper meaning to a symbol in a story. Mythological criticism uses literature to reveal human desires, fears, and even expectations.

The author uses excellent imagery throughout the story allowing the reader to comprehend and paint a picture in their head more clearly. But another essential figurative device she uses is a metaphor. The author states that she

The first example I found was, “I turned to the candies tiered like bleachers,” which is a simile. This is a simile because a simile is comparing two things using like or as. This is comparing the way the candies were organized to bleachers using the word like. A second example of figurative language that I found was, “Fog hanging like old coats between the trees.” This is an example of a simile because it compares the fog to old coats hanging, using the word like.

“As they sang the hobbit felt the love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through him, a fierce and a jealous love, the desire of the hearts of the dwarves.” Friendship and the love that goes into one. The warmth and comfort. Fear pushed aside. In the fantasy world of Middle Earth, journeys are taken and expeditions are common. Dwarves, elves, dragons and wizards. Magic. In this world, friendship, love and loyalty defeats greed, arrogance and evil. In the Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien uses dialogue, symbolism and internal thinking to teach the lesson of friendship and loyalty.

The hobbit never thinks to go out on an adventure, however due to this unexpected journey, Bilbo finds purpose outside of his warm, comfortable, and safe hobbit hole. As Bilbo saves the dwarfs multiple times, the hobbit becomes confident in his actions and transforming into a different hobbit all together. Even though Bilbo is defiant in the beginning, and gravitates towards the comforts of his home, the hobbit is willing to go fight and show courage where need be. Leaving his home and comfort is the first step Bilbo took to transforming on his journey. If journeys can help a hobbit grow and transform outside of their comfortable routine, one must take the first step and do the

In chapter 1 page 1 it is said that, “in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole full of worms and oozy smells. This was a hobbit- hole this means good food , a warm hearth , and all the comforts of home,” The Hobbit. In the Hobbit, Bilbo was living life the only way he knew. He didn’t know that his moms side of the family were adventurous. He definitely wasn’t rampant in his life. He always knew

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote not only a series of books, but also created an entire fantasy land known as Middle Earth. To make this far away land more tangible to the reader, Tolkien told the story from the perspective of an omniscient narrator. By using the perspective of an omniscient narrator, Tolkien wove different literary elements into the plot of The Lord of the Rings. Throughout the trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien uses various literary devices to bring to life his fantasy world, Middle Earth.

The Hobbit is a fantasy novel by J.R.R Tolkien. The main character in The Hobbit is a little hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Unlike me, Bilbo Baggins hates adventures. When a wizard, Gandalf, approaches Bilbo about going on a grand adventure, Bilbo says no. However, Gandalf, with much effort, persuades Bilbo into going on a journey. Similarly, I was very hesitant when my mother approached me about visiting my step-sister in Abilene, Texas. Normally, I love to go on a trip, but this time my mother said we were not traveling by car. We were flying to Texas. The thought of flying made me very nervous. Bilbo and I were giving an opportunity to experience something new and it made us very anxious; however, we both learned that we can have a