Nature never stays still. The seasons change and generations of species give way to further generations. This is not only true on the broader scale of the whole earth, but even in the microcosm of a single natural habitat. For example, Emerson writes, “Indeed the river is a perpetual gala, and boasts each month a new ornament” (41). The river bank, being very rich in life, is constantly blooming with different seasonal flora. Each flower, so unique, exhibits vibrant hues of color that no artist can imitate. Indeed, the image of a flowe

Emerson uses metaphor as a tool to masterfully weave into his writing the underlying message he is expressing. He shows how the constant cycle of nature simply shows different manifestations of God, how humans may find certain natural instances to being undesirable and yet beautiful, and how it all comes together to serve mankind. His purpose for doing this is to express that nature is a divine creation invented to serve man.

r is pleasing to the eye; it is the definition of beauty.

A significant metaphor that Emerson uses is found on page 44. He describes how natural history by itself is similar to a “single sex. But marry it to human history, and it is full of life” (44).

Many associate nighttime with a sense of darkness and foreboding. Emerson, on the other hand, finds loveliness in every time of the day. “The dawn is my Assyria; the sunset and moonrise my Paphos, and unimaginable realms of faerie; broad noon shall be my England of the senses and the understanding; the night shall be my Germany of mystic philosophy” (40). Each time of day is given its own metaphor. Each metaphor is a great and unique civilization with its own strengths, weaknesses and differences.

In this passage, he uses many metaphors to describe parts of nature, such as the air, lights, clouds, climates and seasons. Every one of these

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