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    Thesis: The Hobbit was written with characters and events that parallel the story of Beowulf and reflect the elements of the Anglo-Saxon culture and values contained in it‚ which reflects the connection between the two works. Introduction: The epic poem Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit… Influenced by Beowulf‚ the characters J.R.R. Tolkien created in The Hobbit reflect each other both in personality and the role they play in their story. Tolkien’s source and inspiration for the mythical creatures

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    of hobbits‚ dwarves‚ and elves all with different personalities are on an adventure and encounter obstacles along the way. In the novel‚ The Hobbit‚ by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ it introduce the three main races‚ which are the hobbits‚ dwarves‚ and elves. The three races creates a big role in the storyline. There’s a group that is on an adventure throughout the map‚ and as their journey continues‚ they meet new people along the way. Although they have small similarities‚ the differences between hobbits‚ dwarves

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    speech. To help his audience understand his goal‚ Martin Luther King Jr. had used a variety of literary devices. This includes metaphors‚ similes‚ anaphores‚ and allusions. This great significance in his speech makes his speech the best out of John Lewis’s “Patience is a Nasty and Dirty Word” and Malcolm X’s “What Does Mississippi Have to Do With Harlem” speech. Whose speeches used little or no literary devices. Martin Luther King Jr used metaphors and similes to show the importance of equal rights to

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    Poetic Devices Alliteration - The repetition of initial consonant sounds. “Doubting‚ dreaming dreams no mortal ever…” Poe‚ “The Raven” Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds. “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far...So old it is that no man knows...” Sandburg‚ “Early Moon” Hyperbole – An overstatement or extreme exaggeration. Example: I nearly died laughing. Imagery - Words or phrases that appeal to any sense (sight‚ taste‚ touch‚ hearing‚ and smell) or any combination

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    2013 Use of a Literary Device in “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” William Shakespeare’s sonnet “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is a fourteen line poem that contains three quatrains followed by a couplet. The poem is also known as Sonnet 18‚ and is a beautiful poem describing just that‚ a summer’s day. If one wishes to be technical‚ Shakespeare does more than describe a summer’s day‚ he is comparing an individual to a summer’s day. Shakespeare uses the literary devices imagery and

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    ever had to make a change in your life and been scared about what might happen? I have gone through such a change in mine and so has a character called Bilbo. In The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien the main character‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ a simple hobbit who goes on an adventure that changed his life. Bilbo lives a simple life. He is a hobbit which Tolkien says “are inclined to be fat in the stomach‚ they dress in bright colors‚ wear no shoes because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm

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    In "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes‚ the literary device being used is dialect to communicate the mothers message on how life may be hard but you have to work through it. Dialect is a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. Dialect is used to help the reader understand the characteristics of the speaker like the speakers education level. In this case‚ the dialect is from a black‚ working‚ uneducated mother. This poem is about a mother who grew up

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    similarities have you seen between the book‚ The Hobbit‚ and Beowulf? At first I saw major differences between Beowulf and The Hobbit. One is a story that was once a simple bed time story for the author’s children and the other is a poem that is the oldest English literature that we have today. So‚ due to them being completely different in ways they really are completely alike. Reading Beowulf makes you feel almost as if the author of The Hobbit may have even heard of Beowulf when he was a young

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    Macy Turnbough Period 2 The Hobbit Final Writing Assignment 1. Thesis Statement: Within the pages of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien there is courage‚ adventure‚ and a great change of character in Mr. Bilbo Baggins. The Hobbit starts off with the description of what sort of creatures’ hobbits are and the introduction of Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is just like any other regular hobbit; he enjoys food‚ doesn’t like adventure‚ and right at the beginning says‚ “We are plain quiet

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    The Hobbit or There and Back Again 1. List of words 1. Impecunious Määritelmät: rahaton‚ vähävarainen‚ varaton 2. Tassel Määritelmät: tupsu 3. Vigorous Määritelmät: elinvoimainen‚ ponteva‚ tarmokas 4. Exert Määritelmät: käyttää‚ ponnistella‚ paneutua 5. Courteous Määritelmät: kohtelias 6. Correspondence Määritelmät: vastaavuus‚ kirjeenvaihto‚ yhtäpitävyys‚ yhteismitallisuus 7. Perturbed Määritelmät: huolestunut 8. Blunder Määritelmät: munaus‚ kömmähdys‚ kommellus 9. Prosperous Määritelmät: menestyvä

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