Question

Which excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's Walden illustrates his high regard for nature?

Answer 1

The answer is D. "...whenever I looked out on the pond it impressed me like a tarn high up on the side of a mountain, its bottom far above the surface of other lakes, and, as the sun arose , I saw it throwing off its nightly clothing of mist..."

This excerpt briefly expresses the author's fascination in regards to nature by comparing it to a tarn, which is a large lake on a mountain.