First understand what connotation means. It is the an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning. She wrote “hope is the thing with feathers”. That is connotation and it adds to the message because it signifies human soul
Mount Rushmore represents the first 150 of the history of America. It is important because it shows America’s most prominent presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
Wordiness
The word "sometimes" eliminates the need for "every now and then," making the sentence wordy.
Old Man old man with brown skin talking of past when being shephard in utah, nevada, colorado and new mexico was life lived freely; old man, grandfather, wise with time running rivulets on face, deep, rich furrows, each one a legacy, deep, rich memories of life . . . "you are...