Thoreau uses personification here again, and he talks about the history of human evolution. Thoreau saw beasts as creatures with their own histories and civilizations. They just like humans, waiting to evolve. I think it also shows Thoreau's respect for animal life. In his eyes, humans and animals are equal.

Thoreau's rhetoric here deeply appeals to me. He uses personification on the lake. Such as: lake was whooping, poor sleep of lake and lake had flatulence. These are lovely rhetorical device as if they were not objects of interest to Thoreau, but old friends.

I love Thoreau's description of the loons, especially when he compares their calls to "a diabolical laugh. "In his description I felt the loon's alertness and cunning. In Thoreau's case, it is as if he were not a loon but a cunning and arrogant adversary.

The description of this paragraph is very interesting to me, and even has some color of ancient mythology. For example, in Thoreau's eyes the loons summoned their "god" to fight him. In this paragraph, he uses rhetorical techniques, comparing the ripples in the lake to wrinkles. In addition, the arrival of the loon's god makes the whole description look like a fairy tale.

I was confused by this word. This is which I found on wikipedia. But I don't know if this is what the author meant in the article. " Odd Fellows, or Oddfellows, also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship,is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London.The first known lodge was called Loyal Aristarcus Lodge No. 9, suggesting there were earlier ones in the 18th century. Notwithstanding, convivial meetings were held "in much revelry and, often as not, the calling of the Watch to restore order."Names of several British pubs today suggest past Odd Fellows affiliations. In the mid-18th century, following the Jacobite risings, the fraternity split into the rivaling Order of Patriotic Oddfellows in southern England, favouring William III of England, and the Ancient Order of Oddfellows in northern England and Scotland, favouring the House of Stuart."

In this passage Thoreau quotes the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, "The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of a common man are like the grass; the grass, when the wind passes over it, bends." (“君子之德风，小人之德草。草上之风，必偃。”) This sentence is about the principle of leading by example, the ruling class should first correct their own virtues, so that the people will have a good example to follow.

In this chapter Thoreau tells the story of growing beans. In the first place, he did not grow beans for the needs of his own life, but for his own self-respect. By growing his own beans, harvesting them, and selling them. Thoreau experienced the joy and self-esteem that labor brought to life. And this summary paragraph is the embodiment of his thoughts, he appreciated the harvest and dedication.

I was so confused about " heavens were rent "at first. I wonder why heaven is rented? Then I read it and I thought Thoreau meant that the sky was torn apart. In this passage, Thoreau describes the flying scene of night-hawk. During the description, he uses a lot of rhetorical methods. Through Thoreau's description, I can clearly feel the ferocity and power of night-hawk.

For this part I think Thoreau was trying to express the silence in his house. Like he just said, there's nothing in his house. Even the rats starved out on the walls. Later Thoreau gave another example: not even the gentle plantation birds visited his home. But in this sentence I actually have a small question. I think there's a little bit of an exaggeration in this part, because I don't think there are any places where there are no plantation birds flying over. Thoreau's point is to say that his home is really very quiet, very silent.

When I first read this part, I did not understand what the author was trying to express. But after I read the whole paragraph, I understood what the author meant. In this passage, the author compares the carriage of a train to a bright living room. It also expresses the fast speed of the train. Thoreau's language always surprises me.

I really like the rhetorical devices that Thoreau uses in this passage. First, he gave the owl form. In his eyes, owls could serenade him like humans. I think it's a personification here. In addition, the description of sound also renders the atmosphere of the article well. Thoreau gives the reader a sense of the environment he was in.

Why do mountains leap like rams and hills like lambs? To be honest, I'm not quite sure what Thoreau meant here. My understanding is that Thoreau uses the curve of the sheep jumping to compare the shape of the mountain, which is a figure of speech. Because the ram jump higher, corresponding to the mountain is steep. And lamb jump lower, corresponding to the hill is more moderate. I like this way of description, it looks very vivid and interesting.

In this passage, Thoreau expresses his views on man and nature. And this part uses rhetorical devices. It compares the clouds above the engine to the perspiration of heroic deeds. "Then the elements and Nature heself would cheerfully accompany men on their errands and be their escort." I think what that means if what everyone does is useful, Nature will naturally give them the best feedback.

Thoreau uses five questions to express his strong feelings. He uses these questions to reinforce the idea that people should listen to themselves. Such as he mentioned before: The success of great scholars and thinkers are not kingly and manly -- because they change themselves and rely on conformity. This is not a perfect success.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American writer and philosopher. He graduated from Harvard University, opposed the war between the United States and Mexico, and supported the abolitionist movement all his life. He advocated returning to the heart and close to nature. In 1845, he spent two years in Seclusion on Walden Pond, two miles from Concord, farming and feeding himself to experience a life of simplicity and proximity to nature. And as the subject of the long prose "Walden". This is the author's background before the story begins.

In this paragraph, Thoreau describes his room in great detail. Even describes the structure and size of the room clearly. As I read this, I even pictured the author's room in my mind. This detailed description can help readers to understand the author's state at that time. As Thoreau said, the reason he gave these details was that few people were able to say exactly how much their homes cost. This paragraph is very careful to describe where his money is spent, so that the reader can understand his situation.This detail description gives readers a clear idea of where his money goes.

The Thoreau's tone for the summary paragraph is very humorous. In a very humorous tone, he expresses the deep truth that people should live simply and wisely, rather than sweat in vain. “Unless he sweats more easily than I do." This is really funny. This tone will give the reader a sense of humor, make the reader easy to read and have very pictorial sense.

I like the Thoreau's description of this paragraph very much. This passage describes a very leisurely daily life. The author reads newspapers and eats bread and butter wrapped in newspapers while sitting between the green pine boughs. The rhetoric used here is the author compares himself to the friend of the pine tree. It reflects the Thoreau's love for this kind of leisure life.