Question

Which of the following excerpts from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson uses figurative language to create a negative mood for the reader?
A) But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.

B) In the woods, too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.

C) Nature never became a toy to the wise spirit. The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour.

D) … why should we grope among the dry bones of the past, or put the living generation into masquerade out of its faded wardrobe?

Answer 1

Answer: D) … why should we grope among the dry bones of the past, or put the living generation into masquerade out of its faded wardrobe?