John Muir And William Wordsworth

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John Muir and William Wordsworth are both very lonely writers. They both also love nature. This can be seen through their writings. They were depressed but nature brought them happiness. They both find nature very peaceful and beautiful. Wordsworth and Muir express their connection and compassion for nature using similes and hyperboles as if nature was a real person making it easier for the reader to connect with the story. John Muir uses similes and hyperboles to talk about nature. John Muir talks of nature in a few different ways: “It seems wonderful that so frail and lovely a plant has such power over human hearts” and “more memorable and impressive than any of my meetings with human beings.” Here, he describes nature as something that

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