In 1937, John RR Tolkien published The Hobbit; a children's book that began with a meaningful sentence while grading one of a student's assignments. That phrase gave birth to an entire universe that inspired Tolkien to write novels and poems and even a new language - which slightly resembled Finnish - according to The Tolkien Society. Tolkien's world of elves, dwarves, orcs and hobbits inspires both children and adults. While everyone is familiar with his novels, less recognized is the mysterious collection of poems that Tolkien created that reference his hobbit world. His adventurous plots take readers on a journey with all kinds of literary devices. JRR Tolkien's literary style in his poems and novels portrays devices that embrace archaic diction, an adventurous and playful tone, influences and allusions to mythology, all pertinent to his literary meaning and personal life. On January 3, 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in the Free State province of South Africa. His father was a bank manager who received a promotion that caused a move from England to South Africa. At college Tolkien studied classics, such as Virgil and Homer, at Oxford in 1911, but switched to English literature and the English language after two years. He graduated with honors in 1915. At the age of sixteen, Tolkien met Edith Bratt, his future wife. It is often thought that their love story was the inspiration for one of Tolkien's stories that would later be found in his book The Silmarillion. The relationship between Tolkien and Edith was originally forbidden due to Edith's Protestant faith and Tolkien's guardian's belief that Edith distracted from his work. Tolkien and Edith separated until his 21st birthday... in the middle of the paper....... Tolkien's mythology - I wrote this document for my studies." Post in the web log. The One Ring. The Tolkien's Home Online, 10 February 2003. Web. 22 May 2014. Laiqualasse, Andreth. "Catholic Influence in the Mythology of JRR Tolkien." Germanic and Scandinavian Mythology in the Works of JRR Kulichki, n.d. Web. 22 May 2014. National Geographic. (n.d.): n.Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit: O There and Back Again, revised ed.: Ballantine, n.d. Print. Tolkien, J.R. Tolkien and Shaun Gunner “Biography.” Web. May 20, 2014. “Style of writing." Web log post. JRR Tolkien Webquest, May 21 2014.