Figurative language in the hobbit with page numbers


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- Page 48. PERSONIFICATION " Valleys have ears". Of course, valleys don't have ears but it is implied that what is said could be listened by elves.

- Page 68. METAPHORE " Pale lamp-like eyes". Is is comparing Gollum's eyes. They were not clear, they were so pale that they resembled the light from a lamp.

- Page 212. SIMILE "It was like water in the sun, like snow under the stars..." They were refering to a stone, a white gem, that it was really beautiful.

- Chapter 9. HYPERBOLE "Eyes as big as saucers". It is considered an exageration.

The hobbit is full of figurative language. here, there is an example of each


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- Page 48. PERSONIFICATION " Valleys have ears". Of course, valleys don't have ears but it is implied that what is said could be listened by elves.

- Page 68. METAPHORE " Pale lamp-like eyes". Is is comparing Gollum's eyes. They were not clear, they were so pale that they resembled the light from a lamp.

- Page 212. SIMILE "It was like water in the sun, like snow under the stars..." They were refering to a stone, a white gem, that it was really beautiful.

- Chapter 9. HYPERBOLE "Eyes as big as saucers". It is considered an exageration.

The hobbit is full of figurative language. here, there is an example of each


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