- 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