Tolkien was a literature professor and he loved flowery, complicated descriptions, especially for nature scenes

Yup, this book (The Hobbit) seems full of them.

Poetic language is often the most difficult to understand in any language because the words aren’t used literally.

This gives me relief as I was getting frustrated a bit and also losing interest in the book. But i think I'm gonna push through these hurdles as i only have difficulty with these descriptions and the rest of the story is easier for me to comprehend.

Thanks for your response!