In the book The Hobbit ‚by J.R.R. Tolkien is about different creatures that go on an adventures. The creatures are many things like hobbits‚ dwarves‚ and a wizard. These fantasy characters have many things positive about them and negative about them because that is what the author wanted.The characters also very intelligent. First of all‚ these fantasy creatures have many positive things like Bilbo is a adventures hobbit because of his mother side of the family that is the tookish the reason why
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The Hobbit Study Questions Top of Form Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in green. Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in red. If you’d like to take the test over again‚ click the reset button at the end of the test. 1. What is the name of Bilbo’s hillside home? (A) Bag End (B) Crookhollow Bend (C) Brandywine End (D) Lothlorien 2. What happens to trolls when they are exposed to daylight? (A) They explode. (B) Their strength
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The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is said to be one of the greatest children’s novels of all time. The novel‚ due to its use of such characters as goblins‚ elves‚ trolls‚ giants‚ and others is in tradition‚ a fairy tale. The tale centers on a small hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. It follows the journey of a band of dwarves‚ a wizard named Gandalf‚ and their robber‚ Bilbo on their way to retrieving treasure that had long been taken away from them. The hobbit traveled all over Middle-Earth‚ beginning
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In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ the main character‚ goes through many experiences that changes him. During his adventures with the dwarves and Gandalf‚ Bilbo is given titles‚ battles dangerous creatures‚ and has a run-in with a dragon. Before their expedition‚ Gandalf gives Bilbo the title of “Burglar”. This is demonstrated in the quote “If I say he’s a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes” (Tolkien 19). This title is only given to Bilbo so he joins the dwarves in their
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In The Hobbit‚ Tolkien displays many of his personal opinions as he writes. Especially in the character Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo displays many of the characteristics that Tolkien perceives as negative or positive. Also at this point in the book the reader can decide which is more important intelligence or physical strength. In this writing I will state which of his sides is negative and which is positive also which is more critical physical strength or intelligence When Tolkien tells us about
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In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ “Because I could not stop for Death‚” she extensively uses figurative and connotative language to produce precise meaning in her poem. One example of figurative language she uses is personification‚ when she says‚ “Because I could not stop for/ Death‚/ He kindly stopped for me;” (“Because I” 1-3). In this example‚ the author refers to Death as one would a person‚ by using the word “He”. When she speaks of Death‚ she speaks with positive connotation understood through the
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In this assignment‚ we had to read “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien and “How to Read Literature like a Professor” by Thomas C. Foster. Once both books were read‚ we had to take at least one archetype and compare it to the events in the book. “The Hobbit” tells of lonely Bilbo Baggins that enjoys his peaceful life. He is convinced to go on an adventure with the wizard Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves to steal back the dwarves’ treasure from Smaug the dragon. Throughout the story‚ the group goes through
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watch you got for Christmas. Maybe it’s a ring that your uncle stole from a deranged old hobbit‚ but probably not. The Fellowship of The Ring starts off with the story of Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo was a young hobbit who went on an incredible adventure. He was accompanied by many of friends‚ including Gandalf the Grey. Bilbo had obtained a ring of incredible power from a hobbit that had lives far past his time. This hobbit was named Gollum. Bilbo stole the ring from Gollum’s layer by winning a game‚ at the
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander coming to age novel was written in a unique poetic form uses line breaks narrative free verse also figurative language including metaphors‚similes and more.The Book shows drama and many emotional things such as Josh’s and Jb s dad dying because of this health issues‚the fight between Josh and Jb two identical twin brothers who had a strong bond that gets broken and threatened in many ways‚ such as Josh throwing a basketball at Jb s face and breaking his nose and
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Gulliver’s Travels discusses one aspect of human nature. The discussions’ language is rather satirical than an earnest tone. The first book is about the physical aspect‚ the voyage to Brobdingnag focuses on the “Homo politicus”‚ the political man. The third book is about intellect‚ while in the land if the Houyhnhnms we can “meet” the moral man. Now I am going to discuss the appearance of the intellectual aspect in the figurative language of book three. The first and the most basic thing to make clear in
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