Question

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. In the excerpt, Thoreau mostly uses imagery to illustrate?

Answer 1

His belief that the passing of hours and days are irrelevant.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the last sentence he talks about how "it slides away, but eternity remains" which makes me think he feels time is irrelevant and doesn't matter.