Title: “Solitude”
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Argument: One should not feel lonely because life has so much to offer.
The word, solitude usually has a negative connotation. Being lonely may bring up sad and heartbreaking emotions. People long to have company around them, someone to go eat dinner with and have fun. Once isolated from society people believe that one can’t be happy. In a story titled, “From Solitude” written by Henry David Thoreau, he argues that one should not feel lonely because life has so much to offer. He responds with a rhetorical question when people frequently tell him that he is lonely, “Why should I feel lonely? Is not our planet in the Milky Way? ( Thoreau 2). He is asking this question to not get an answer but to make a …show more content…
This question is asked to persuade his readers and to keep them thinking. In addition the author uses imagery when describing the weather that he saw, “In one heavy thunder shower the lighting struck a large pitch pine across the pond, making a very conspicuous and perfectly regular spiral groove from top to bottom.” (Thoreau 1). This nice beautiful weather that mother nature is bringing that he is describing is one reason why one should not feel lonely. Imagery helps the readers experience what is happening as if they were actually there. They are able to connect with the five senses; sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell. The author isn’t just saying something, he is showing it through the type of diction and detail he uses. Furthermore the author uses ellipsis at the beginning and end of the story, “...Some of my pleasantest hours were during the long rainstorms in the spring or fall… This will vary with different natures, but this is the place where a wise man will dig his cellar…” (Thoreau 1-2). Through the use of ellipsis the readers are allowed to start and end the story the way they want to with their imagination. This gives the reader a chance to get more involved
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Argument: One should not feel lonely because life has so much to offer.
The word, solitude usually has a negative connotation. Being lonely may bring up sad and heartbreaking emotions. People long to have company around them, someone to go eat dinner with and have fun. Once isolated from society people believe that one can’t be happy. In a story titled, “From Solitude” written by Henry David Thoreau, he argues that one should not feel lonely because life has so much to offer. He responds with a rhetorical question when people frequently tell him that he is lonely, “Why should I feel lonely? Is not our planet in the Milky Way? ( Thoreau 2). He is asking this question to not get an answer but to make a …show more content…
This question is asked to persuade his readers and to keep them thinking. In addition the author uses imagery when describing the weather that he saw, “In one heavy thunder shower the lighting struck a large pitch pine across the pond, making a very conspicuous and perfectly regular spiral groove from top to bottom.” (Thoreau 1). This nice beautiful weather that mother nature is bringing that he is describing is one reason why one should not feel lonely. Imagery helps the readers experience what is happening as if they were actually there. They are able to connect with the five senses; sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell. The author isn’t just saying something, he is showing it through the type of diction and detail he uses. Furthermore the author uses ellipsis at the beginning and end of the story, “...Some of my pleasantest hours were during the long rainstorms in the spring or fall… This will vary with different natures, but this is the place where a wise man will dig his cellar…” (Thoreau 1-2). Through the use of ellipsis the readers are allowed to start and end the story the way they want to with their imagination. This gives the reader a chance to get more involved