from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

A. In the passage on 390, find synonyms for the following words:

1. medicine

2. joy

3. degradation

4. correctness

5. disaster

6. petty

7. triviality

8. branch

9. control

10. hatred

B. Answer the following questions in your notebook:

1. How does Emerson use metaphor in this passage?

2. How does Emerson use simile in this passage?

3. How does Emerson use paradox in this passage?

4. According to Emerson, is our experience in nature always the same? Find evidence for your answer.

5. Have you ever experienced anything like the feelings Emerson expresses?