( LOTR BOOKS)
This is a verse written by Bilbo in referal to Aragorn. I like it so much that I memorised it. Here it is in full:
All that is gold does not glitter;
not all those who wander are lost.
The old that is strong does not wither;
deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken;
a light from the shadows shall spring.
Renewed shall be blade that was broken;
the crownless again shall be king.
(If I made any mistakes please point them out, this was written by memory.)
2007-11-26 07:17:33 · 8 answers · asked by Alisha! 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's a poem from a famous fantasy book, silly.
2007-11-26 07:24:29 · update #1
All That is Gold Does Not Glitter
Congratulations - you have it down perfectly. I like it quite a lot - but then, I'm a fan of old-fashioned poetry, the sort that rhymes and has rhythms. There's not too much of that around these days.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
2007-11-26 07:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A very nice poem indeed, but having said as much, I wonder if you know the meaning of those words, strung together in verse form to be charming to the ear?
Do you know why the poet started the verse with
"All that is gold does not glitter"
Would it not have been better to say...
"All that glitters is not gold"?
Again the poet laments:
"The old that is strong does not wither"
Meaning that old is not always bad, especially the old that is strong in faith, health and so on...
Then:
"Deep roots are not reached by frost"
Meaning that the elements that cause decay do not affect those who have deep rooted beliefs, ways, spirits....
Ash is in fact the "old elements" that had been needed for a fire to burn warm and well, and see how the poet keeps on making the reader aware that it is the old that will be renewed, made well and it is out of the old that new will come...
All true in life.......
So here we have a poem that is prophetic in its time, lamenting the renewal of old values that will be the spark which will re kindle a social value which in turn will restore good where evil had once been...
2007-11-29 18:35:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me a poem has to have rhythm. It does not always have got to rhyme however it demands to hit my feelings. I believe readability of expression is predominant as good. I do not love to moment bet what I'm studying approximately. I constantly seem for what I time period "poetic gemstones"within the textual content.
2016-09-05 14:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-29 18:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I like it.
2007-11-26 07:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Overlord D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh i love The Lord of The Rings!!!! its my fav! he he!
2007-11-26 07:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by MOn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roses are red violets are blue most poems rhyme but this one doesnt..hehehe
2007-11-26 07:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont get it..
wait...., is a poem, like, a song on the radio?
is it like a mystery? ooohhh,,, a mystery?! spooky man!!
please answer me hun!
2007-11-26 07:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋