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Muir Graphic Organizer B Directions: Fill in the chart using complete sentences.

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Choose a descriptive quotation from each paragraph that represents Muir’s writing style. Describe his use of diction and connotation in each of your selected quotations. Include at least two specific examples for each quotation, identifying the connotation of each example and describing the tone the examples create. Explain the effect that the author’s diction has on the reader.

Descriptive Quotation Paragraph 1 “I set off on the first of my long lonely excursions, botanizing in glorious freedom around the Great Lakes and wandering through innumerable tamarac and arbor-vitae swamps, and forests of maple.”

Paragraph 2 "I had been fording streams more and more difficult to cross and wading bogs and swamps that seemed more and more extensive and more difficult to force one's way through." Paragraph 3 "It seemed the most spiritual of all the flower people I had ever met. I sat down beside it and fairly cried for joy."

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Use of Diction & Connotation Muir’s writing is formal and academic, describing the intention of his excursion (botanizing). He uses the word lonely which usually has a negative connotation, but being alone helps him focus and enjoy his work. He also describes “glorious freedom” which has a positive connotation. The word innumerable creates a tone of awe for boundless species of trees and plants.

Effect on the Reader In this paragraph Muir lets the reader know the purpose of his excursion, shows he feels free in nature, and expresses a sense of wonder in nature. The reader is invited to come on the journey with him.

Muir's writing is showing how difficult it is in the forest by using more many times over and he uses those to amplify his negative connotation words.

It effects the reader by showing you that forest is very punishing place but also rewarding.

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