William Wordsworth and John Muir used their similes and personification of nature to show the reader how nature affected their lives. Wordsworth uses similes to give readers an idea of just how many of the flowers there were and how they were beautiful as the stars in his “I wandered as lonely as a cloud poem”: “Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way,”, Wordsworth is comparing the number of daffodils to the endless universe and the beauty of them to the twinkling stars. Wordsworth also uses similes to compare the life of the daffodils to a group of people. In “The Calypso Borealis,” an essay by John Muir, Muir uses metaphors to describe his relationship with nature, “Hunger and weariness vanished, and then only after the sun was low in the west I splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care.” Muir is expressing to the reader that nature gave him the strength to continue his journey. John Muir is an Author that believes, “This Calypso meeting happened some forty-five years ago, and it was more memorable and impressive than any of my meetings with human beings excepting, perhaps, Emerson and one or two others.”, Muir believes that no meeting with any human could out-do the meeting that he had with the calypso Borealis.
The journey of finding the Calypso Borealis was a hard, but well worth, expedition for John Muir. William Wordsworth feelings toward the daffodils are so genuine. He says “The waves beside them danced, but they Out-did the sparkling waves.”When Muir was on his own journey to search for the Calypso Borealis he starts to get feel regretful, thinking he might have to sleep in the swamps overnight to find the Calypso Borealis. Wordsworth has such deep regard for the daffodils that he overlooks the ocean and is just in awe of the beauty of the daffodils. The two authors both express their feelings and the passion they have to describe their emotions of nature to the readers. William Woodsworth uses positive tone, diction and imagery to portray how much he acknowledges the beauty of nature and how his memories influence his ecstasy.”It seemed the most spiritual of all the flower people I had ever met. I sat down beside it and fairly cried for joy.” Upon finding the Calypso Borealis, Muir uses a positive tone and expressive language to express his admiration for the flower, not solely because of its existence but also due to its survival, adventure, bloom and for being profound in the midst of that unwelcoming surroundings. The imagery of Calypso Borealis as a person develops an understanding of nature is inspiring. “How long I sat beside Calypso I don’t know. Hunger and weariness vanished”. The author uses the metaphor to outline how staring at the flower gave him the strength to sustain hunger and refresh from exhaustion. He cannot even remember how much he sat next to the flower this displays the magnitude of love for nature and the resulting influence on John Muir.
Explanation:
William Woodsworth’s positive tone, diction, and imagery, as well as the positive connotation, demonstrates his joy while discussing his commemorations of nature and providing us such a vibrant image of the experience. “I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills, beside the lake, beneath the trees and Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” Through the usage of imagery, the author compares his loneliness to a floating cloud in the sky above the valley and hills. The comparison to a cloud, explains how close he is to nature. The cool breeze was whirling as the daffodils swayed slightly dancing merrily, this describes the exciting experience of the author on nature.”The waves beside them danced, but they out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay.” The connotation of dancing waves describes the natural pleasure and the happiness of the poet for being in such a charming company. The attractiveness of the sight gave him a lot of joy as his attention had been captured by the view of beautiful flowers. The positive note adopted in describing the nature of the waves explains the positive attitude of the author. Through the remembrance of the daffodils, his heart would immediately be filled with pleasure and express it by dancing along with the lovely flowers.
In conclusion, it is indeed true that William Woodsworth and John Muir adopted devices such as positive tone, diction, and imagery to express their happy memories of the perfect moments that they shared with nature. The stylistic tools play an essential role in adding weight and stressing the description of the relationship between the authors and nature. The two articles help in broadening the perspectives of the readers in relating the events by putting themselves in the shoes of the authors.
