Read the excerpt from Walden by Henry David
How does the author's use of asyndeton support his
Thoreau.
appeal?
At a certain season of our life we are accustomed to
consider every spot as the possible site of a house. l
O It creates ethos by emphasizing how well he knows
the farms and sites for homes in his area.
have thus surveyed the country on every side within a
dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have
• It creates pathos by suggesting that he feels strongly
bought all the farms in succession, for all were to be
about what type of place is best for a home.
bought, and knew their price. Lwalked over each
It creates logos by explaining the process he
farmer's premises, tasted his wild apples, discoursed
underwent when choosing a place to live.
on husbandry with him, took his farm at his price, at
• It creates pathos by describing how he came to live
any price, mortgaging it to him in my mind; even put a
in his current location in the woods.
higher price on it.-took everything but a deed of it =
took his word for his deed, for I dearly love to talk,•
cultivated it, and him too O some extent, I trust, and
withdrew when I had enjoyed it long enough, leaving
him to carry it on. This experience entitled me to be
regarded as a sort of real-estate broker by my friends.