The document by William Bradford, where he tells the story about john Howland was a journal of his life, where Bradford describes the story of the Pilgrims from 1608.
The chapter begins with Bradford referring to the resolution of some troubles. The boat the Separatists had set out from England on, the Speedwell, had developed leaks, so the passengers transferred to the Mayflower, which was a cargo ship. This was uncomfortable fit for the people on board.
the intention of the author was to show everyone the life conditions Pilgrims had at that time, feel free to take advantage of that to explain and deep dive in the intention of the book.
I believe the answer is idiom, the phrase is not comparing anything so simile and metaphor is out of the question, also personification is giving a non living thing human characteristics.
The "inward eye" refers to the mind recalling an image. He's saying that while he lays on his couch he sees the daffodils in his mind; using his memory of what he had seen.
It changed over time because women started to want to wear different things. With the bicycle it changed because the movement needed to be fast. Because of the design of the bicycle from the early 1800's women most likely wore what they wore out of the household, including long skirts, blouses up to the necks and huge sun hats.
