Galapagos Island

tes, “The dry and parched surface, being heated by the noonday sub, gave the air a sultry feeling, like that from a stove. In line 15 she states, “The brushwood appears from a short distance as leafless as our trees during winter. In line 31 the author states, “cut by the equator, they know not autumn, and they know not spring”. They never see autumn or spring because of their location. Then she realizes that not only are the plants in full leaf, but that many were in flower. ” This describes the lack of vegetation in the island; she uses a metaphor to compare it to our trees during winter. With words like solitariness and vacant the author describes the conditions of the island. In this line the author uses poetry to describe the never changing forests. The author is comparing the isles to the world after a burning fire. She goes on to talk about the abandoned cemeteries and old cities tumbling to their ruin.

Furthermore, the second passage describes how empty and lifeless the island is using a poetic style. The vegetation was in bloom but it appeared almost dead. In line 5 from the passage the author points out, “A group rather of extinct than isles; looking much as the world at large might, after a penal conflagration”. ” Here she uses a simile to describe the high temperature in the island.