We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon;
<span>How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver </span>
Gene feels power when he trains with Finny.
He begins to push himself further and further until he is able to go well past what he was once able to do.
Tempests and storms. A tempest is a type of violent and windy storm. Wheatley uses the repetition of the word storm, to clarify and reinforce the idea that the American Army under the leadership of George Washington is one of a brutal, unstoppable physical force. The image brought about by the idea of a tempest is a completely uncontrollable and menacing force.
