Read this sentence from the "Influence of Lincoln" and answer the question.
Certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous Impression of soldiers marching to
death for freedom's sake, of ploneers streaming westward to establish self-government In yet another
sovereign state. Only the great dome of St. Peter's Itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve
which had sequestered from Infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and
endurance which I could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the vold of unresponsible space" under
the vaulting sky itself.
In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language
reinforces the symbol. Be sure to include a definition of your terms.