From Nature
What words show imagery in the following sentence? "the same scene which yesterday breathed perfume and glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs ..."
"breathed perfume" and "glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs" (frolic and breathed are key words)
What words show imagery in the following sentence? "Standing on the bare ground - my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space - all mean egotism vanishes."
"my head bathed by the blithe air" (bathed is key work)
What words show imagery in the following sentence? "The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child"
"sun illuminates" and "shines into the eye and heart of the child" (illuminates and shines are key words)
What best describes "The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child"?
Adults can see nature, but they don't truly appreciate it the way children do.
Emerson's purpose in the Nature essay is to -
Describe a profound way of seeing nature
Which statement describes Emerson's attitude toward society?
He values nature highly and has some contempt (anger/ dislike) for society.
What words show imagery in the following sentence? "The starts awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are always inaccessible ..."
No imagery
According to "nature" essay, where should a person go to be alone?
Outside under the stars
What does Emerson mean by "nature"
The impressions we get from different natural objects (not man made)
The third paragraph of the "Nature" essay ends with this sentence: "This is the best part of these men's farms, yet to this their warranty deeds five no title". In the context of the paragraph, this sentence means -
The most valuable quality of the land is something that cannot be owned.
What is Imagery?
Word pictures (images), words which describe a picture
Blithe
cheerful, lively, elated (very happy)
Integrate
consolidate, concentrate, unify
Emerson describes himself as a "transparent eyeball" because he -
feels complete communion (connection) with nature
Perennial
interrupts, constant, discontinues
In the woods, Emerson finds -
love and the joy of youth
According to Emerson, nature wears the colors of -
man's spirit
Occult
manifest, covert, apparent
Admonishing
praising, exhorting, commending (encouraging)
According to Emerson, the person who can truly see nature is like a child because he or she -
see with the heart as well as with the eye
Emerson says, "For, nature is not always tricked in holiday attire, but the same scene which yesterday breathed perfume and glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs, is overspread with melancholy today." To what senses does this imagery appeal?
sight and smell (key words are breathed perfume, glittered)
