, firm. He slit thin flesh from the center of the ribs to the flanks, and a scarlet bagappeared. He slit the bag open to find a bundle of baby rabbits, each wrapped in a scarlet thinveil. Paul pulled them off to reveal their true appearance: dark grey, their wet down lying inminute even ripples, like a babys head just washed, their unbelievably small delicate ears foldedclose, their little blind faces almost featureless. Not only does Porter give vivid, specific detailsshe also uses a simile to compare the baby rabbits wet down to the freshly washed head of ahuman baby. She uses this to find similarities between the two to provide a fresh view of both.Readers also notice precise detail and vivid language from E.B. Whites essay Once Moretot he Lake. The area around the lake is described in specific detail: the cottages sprinkledaround the shores. It was a fairly large and undisturbed lake. White creates a dominantimpression of the lake as infinitely remote and primeval.White continues to describe summertime as a pattern of life indelible. He goes into detailabout the background and the life along the shore. He uses personification to describe thedesigns of the cottages along the shore giving them human qualities such as innocent andtranquil. He also uses personification to show how the American flag was floating against thewhite clouds in the blue sky.By describing the thunderstorm, White conveys the sense of foreboding he felt. When hefirst introduces it he compares it to a revival of an old melodrama that he had seen long ago withchildish awe. In a sense, the thunderstorm foreshadows the ending of the story. White caches aglimpse of reality; he realizes he does not have enough time left and death is upon him.Subjective description conveys the authors personal response to their subject and tries to get thereaders to share it. The authors subjective response is not expressed directly through astraightforward statement of t...