Chapter two of Walden, "Where I Lived...", is fantastic to study with regards to language. Of course, the content of "Where I Lived..." was very interesting, but what stood out to me was his imagery and analogies. I underlined so many passages and put smiley faces next to them that I have to share a few.
"...like Atlas, to take the world on my shoulders,--I never heard what compensation he received for that--and do all..." (888) This one is great. Right in the middle of the sentence he has an aside to himself.
"...while the mists, like ghosts, were stealthily withdrawing in every direction into the woods, as at the breaking up of some nocturnal conventicle." (889) Great imagery: ghosts at a nocturnal conventicle.
"...those true-blue coins from heaven's own mint..." (890) Some of the mountains viewable on the distant horizon. I know what distant mountains look like. Never thought of coins from heaven though.
"Morning brings back the heroic ages." (891) Don't we all feel a little empowered in the morning. Today I will be a hero.
Isn't Thoreau just great? Even if one doesn't agree with what he says, he did say it in an interesting way!
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