In the novel The Hobbit, Tolkien uses figurative language to contribute to the overall tone of the story by giving the readers a feel of what the characters are experiencing. Since the story takes place in a time before our own, the author used symbolism and wordplay to make the story's tone be dark and mysterious to match with the story’s origin. Dark imagery was shown when the bear slaughtered the animals in a horrific way. Bilbo Baggins explained it as, “ A goblin’s head and a warg-skin was nailed to a tree just beyond”(Tolkien 145). Later in the book, as the characters were wandering in the forest, they approached a land that belonged to wild spiders and were threatened. The spiders told Bilbo, “Now you see you nasty little creature!We