The Hobbit

The Hobbit

Find a short passage in Chapter Five that illustrates Tolkein's poetic writing style.

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From the text:

What has roots as nobody sees,

Is taller than trees,

Up, up it goes,

And yet never grows?

"Easy!" said Bilbo. "Mountain, I suppose."

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