Question

reread the passage to think about how imagery supports viewpoint. an honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! i say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb - nail. in the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands and thousand - and - one items to be allowed for, that a man has to live if he would not. which statements explain how the images in this passage support thoreau’s viewpoint that there’s meaning in the simplicity of nature? check the two boxes that best apply. he uses images like fingers and a thumbnail to show simplicity. he presents an image of building a window from natural timbers. he appeals to the senses by describing civilized life as a chopping sea with clouds and storms. he shows nature and a man - made cabin in harmony.

Explanation:

The first option uses simple body - part imagery to show simplicity. The third option contrasts the complexity of civilized life with the simplicity of nature by appealing to the senses. The second option about building a window doesn't directly relate to simplicity of nature, and the fourth option about harmony between nature and cabin doesn't focus on simplicity.

Answer:

He uses images like fingers and a thumbnail to show simplicity.
He appeals to the senses by describing civilized life as a chopping sea with clouds and storms.