Sorry for asking, but which book are you talking about?
Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian, two of his greatest works are: "Resistance to Civil Government" (also known as "Civil Disobedience") and "The Mask of Anarchy". His ideals can be summarized by this statement: “the Government should not have more power than the bestowed by its citizens”.
Henry David Thoreau was even imprisoned for refusing to pay taxes in protest for the Mexican-American War and the slavery.
In this passage from Walden, Thoreau the analogy is:
He is comparing life to a moving train
Here we have the evidence to support the analogy:
Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito's wing <u>that falls on the rails.</u>
Answer:
Are there any listed answers they give you?
If so, can you list them for us?
It is verbal irony where one says the opposite of what they mean hence sounding sarcastic.
Answer:
Go back into the book/passage and see.
Explanation:
You didn't put much detail into your question, next time please put part of the passage or book. But my advice is to go back and see what Morrie does.
