Excerpt from Where I Lived and What I Lived For

Thoreau goes into detail and uses imagery to describe the house in the woods that he lives in. Write down 3 examples of imagery that he uses in paragraph one.

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Thoreau says he went to the woods because he wished to live deliberately. This means with intention and purpose.. If you walk deliberately it means with purpose, A couple of lines later he uses a metaphor (a comparison not using like or as) to describe how he wants to live. What is the metaphor?

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Then he uses another metaphor when he says he wants to live Spartan like. Google: Spartan images and describe what you find. Then, write why you think he chooses to describe living this way.

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In paragraph 3, Thoreau uses repetition. What word does he repeat? Give two examples of how he says someone can simplify their life.

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In paragraph four, he asks what is called a rhetorical question which means it doesn't have a definite answer. What do you think he means by this question?

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In paragraph five, he talks about the post office. Summarize what he says about it.

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In the last short paragraph, he uses another metaphor to describe time. What is the metaphor?

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This essay is told in the first person. The advantage is we get to know Thoreau's inner thoughts. What could be a disadvantage of first person?

Imagine Thoreau lived in society today? What would he think of cell phones and the way we communicate?

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Would Thoreau agree with this statement: work hard, play hard. Why or why not?