A First American Views His Land

The writer creates a normal speed rhythm, but there are parts where he chose to include a poem-like structure, with few words within line. This makes the reader to slow the rhythm and to create a moment to appreciate the poem within the context overall. The author combines the narrative story with some poem in between them, showing the relationship within those two structures and how he goes from explaining the details to a more imaginative way of describing.
The breakdown of few words in the poem creates a necessity for the reader to pay attention to every word, and to find a meaning from each. Also, within the passage apart from the poems, the writer uses metaphors often, instead of simple words, but rather chooses a more creative way to describe the environment.