For example, “deep” and “dark” in line three of the second stanza and “gleaming golden” in line two of the third stanza.Īn allusion is an expression that’s meant to call something specific to mind without directly stating it. The first, alliteration, occurs when words are used in succession, or at least appear close together, and begin with the same sound. These include but are not limited to alliteration, allusion, and enjambment. Tolkien makes use of several poetic techniques in ‘Far over the misty mountains cold’. The lines follow a very simple rhyme scheme, as was common in Tolkien’s Middle Earth poetry, of AABB CCDD, changing end sounds from stanza to stanza and line to line. In various versions of this song, the number of quatrains and some of the words change, but this version is the most commonly known.
Tolkien is a ten stanza poem that is separated into sets of four lines, known as quatrains. ‘Far over the misty mountains cold’ by J.R.R. The poem also describes the arrival of Smaug, the great dragon who killed almost all of his people and is now standing guard over their treasure. These were laboured over by Thorin’s ancestors and he, as the rightful king under the mountain, wants to win it back. The poem takes the reader through a series of images that were crafted to show the importance of the Lonely Mountain and all that which it contains. Tolkien depicts the destruction of Thorin Oakenshield’s home and his desire to win it back from Smaug. ‘ Far over the misty mountains cold’ by J.R.R.
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