what is the figurative language of "the street was silent and long and empty, with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk in mid country"

Of the three selections you read in this lesson, discuss the one story or poem that you think most closely represents the transcendentalist way of thinking. include textual evidence from both short story or poem and emerson or thoreau’s essay that you use as an example. you should have no less than eight to ten sentences.