In the definition of (whoever), the element of fiction is defined as a text that has full sentences and full paragraphs. This element is fantastic due to the gravity of detail the author* provides the reader. It intrigues us to want to join Bilbo 's adventures due to the method of imagery, which then intersects with the reader 's imagination. According to Tolkien, "the human mind is capable of forming mental images of things not actually present"(page 78- Fantasy). This tactic of using imagination brings this fantastic world of Bilbo Baggins more realistic. However, one must consider the different levels of imaginations in a fantastic text. The imagination referred to in with this text is the art of creating an "inner consistency of reality". Bilbo being alone and the narrator describing every detail make the reader believe in the characters reality that they 're confronted with. Tolkien hints the reader to identify this passage as a fantastic passage due to the correlation between his interpretation of imagination and how it plays a key role in identifying the genre as …show more content…
In the text what intrigues the reader to the fantastic world of Bilbo is the diction used. When one reads the text one can identify that this narration has been written in a different time than our present day. The diction choice of this passage indicates to the reader that Bilbo is not from our time and that the set of events had taken place in an ancient time. This helps the reader indicate it is fantasy due to the different diction choice