John Muir uses imagery and personification to describe his powerful relationship with nature. He does this by using words such as swamp, fallen trees, and tangled drooping branches to create a scene of where he is. These such words describe a dark and scary place where he finds beautiful Calypso Borealis. He uses personification by talking as if he is around people. Muir says: "It seemed the most spiritual of flower people I had ever met" describing his encounter with Calypso Borealis as if were a person who was highly spiritual. These are just a few examples of how John Muir used imagery and personification in his writing to describe his powerful relationship with
