Jhon Muir's The Oriental Adventure

There are many ways a person can describe the beauty of any scenery or landscape. In the cases of Jhon Muir author of The Incomparable Yosemite, and Timothy Severin author of The Oriental Adventure. They describe the scenery of a landscape in very unique and different ways. For example, when Jhon Muir describes the Yosemite, he brings it to life with quotes such as these, "Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life. Some lean back in majestic repose; others, absolutely sheer or nearly so for thousands of feet, advance beyond their companions in thoughtful attitudes, giving welcome to storms and calms alike".
Likewise, Timothy Severin also exaggerates the fierceness of the Golbi dessert, "the scientists watched as a lake writhed and changed shape, and finally vanished into thin air as its water evaporated and its feeder streams choked to death in the sand." Jhon Muir makes the Great canyons of Yosemite feel even more
"Out of a clear calm sky a summer storm begins to gather. The camels of the caravan start to fidget and grumble; dogs howl; and the men hurry frantically to tighten saddle-straps or to double-peg their tent ropes." This qoute makes the whole enviroment feel intertwined in how everything lives life in the Golbi Desert.
Both authors make the reader feel the scenery move as they read on. They do this with the help of all sorts of personifaction, hyperbole, and many other figures of speech. For example, Jhon Muir may use personifaction to give the Yosemite more relatability, by giving it human characteristics. Timothy Severin will also use personifaction, however he also blends it in with hyperbole, to really draw out just how fierce Golbi Desert can be. All in all, The Incomparable Yosemite, and The Oriental Adventure are amazing examples of how to draw out the life of an