Thoreau uses smilies, metaphors, and personification to describe the Pond’s natural beauty. His in-depth descriptions demonstrates he connection and love for the beauty nature can provide.

Thoreau links two ants fighting to the American soldiers. He is able to connect human qualities and aspects to creatures in nature.

[inexhaustible entertainment]

Thoreau looks onto nature and the creatures in it fondly as he describes the [inexhaustible entertainment] which nature presents to him.