Where I Lived, And What I Lived For

Question

2. Paragraph 2 opens with a simile and continues its lengthy development with more similes and an extended metaphor. Identify these and explain their effect.

 

3. Throughout the text, Thoreau uses repitition, particularly parallel structure. Identify four  examples and analyze their effect. Try to find ones that illustrate different effects. 

Answer 1

Here's 1: "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..." This means that Thoreau wants to experience life to its fullest.

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