How have these two authors expressed their relationships with nature? After reading and analyzing "Calypso Borealis," an essay b
y John Muir, and William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," write an essay in which you describe how each author views nature and answer the question. Support your discussion with evidence from the text. Using what you learned in the lesson, write an effective hook to introduce your topic and get your audience's attention. Write in complete sentences and state the hook strategy you chose to use.
Hook: "It seems wonderful that so frail and lovely a plant has such power over human hearts" says John Muir.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Muir's essay is an example of naturalism which is used to describe a flower in accurate details to emphasize on the beauty of nature. Wordsworth poem relies on nature to evoke an emotion in a romantic style to describe his encounter with a field of flowers.
Both Muir and William Wordsworth engage in nature in their essay and poem. Both of them used imagery to show how nature takes them to a new world and leaves a positive and happy impact on both of them.
