it had not before been breathed by any living thing and came new-made from snowy mountains high beneath a dome of
stars, or from shores of silver far away washed by seas of foam.
26 One day of light we rode, and then came the day without
dawn, and still we rode on, Ciril and Ringlo we crossed and on the third day we came to Linhir above the mouth of the
River. 151
27 Though it may be our part to find a bitter end before the Gate
of Mordor. 159
28 ‘A dead end,’ muttered Sam.
184 29
They had reached the Mountain’s foot on its northern side, and a little to the westward.
218 30
The sun came out, and in spite of the chilly wind, they were soon putting and sweating.
282
5. Table of Submerged Metaphor
There is a difference between dead and submerged metaphor. A submerged metaphor has been used so often that we are weary of them
and would like to see them go away. Here is the utilized metaphor collected from the novel:
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31
Pippin knew the shuddering cry that he had heard, it was the same that he had heard long ago in the Marish of the Shire,
but now it was grown in power and hatred, piercing the heart with a poisonous despair.
82
32 Fortune had betrayed him for the moment.
114 33
Pale swords were drawn; but I know not whether their blades would still bite.
152 34
The door closed with a dull thud.
185 35
Then he gave Frodo his mithril-coat and Sting, forgetting that he had already done so, and he gave him also three books of
lore that he made at various times, written in his spidery hand, and labeled on their red backs: Translation from the
265
Elvish, by B.B.
36 He looked at them with fear and suspicious.
269 37
It’s an ill wind as blows nobody no good, as I always say. 302
6. Table of Implicit Metaphor
An implied metaphor are break into two types: Submerged and Implicit. Implicit means that the sentence does not state what one of the
objects we are comparing is. The data are presented in the table below:
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38 There was Sam kneeling before him, his face wrung with pain,
as if he had been stabbed in the heart; tears welled from his eyes.
188
39 For some time they sat in silence and then Sam looking round
at the room and the shadows flickering on the walls. 266
7. Table of Compound Metaphor
A compound metaphor is often not so discreet and easily classified. It is one that catches the mind with several point of similarity. Here is the
utilized compound metaphor captured from the novel:
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40 Then all the Captains of the West cried aloud, for their hearts
were filled with a new hope in the midst of darkness. 226
41 When they came to the Chetwood already the boughs were
almost bare, and a great curtain of rain veiled Bree Hill from their sight.
268
C. The Analysis of the Data
