As someone mentioned in class this week, "The Death of the Moth" develops according to the life cycle, consisting of an energetic beginning, struggling conflict, and finally relaxed death. This concept is reflected in Woolf's changing rhetoric throughout the piece. The first two or three paragraphs especially contain vivid, imagery laden sentences that convey the vitality of life. Woolf describes her surroundings as "gleam[ing] with moisture" and the net of rocks as having "the utmost clamor and vociferation, as though to be thrown into the air and settle slowly down upon the tree tops were a tremendously exciting experience", The simple fact that Woolf describes inanimate rocks as having life displays the natural energy that all objects in the world originally have; furthermore, this sentence is laden with imagery that reflects the complexity and liveliness of life. Woolf describes the rocks as being "vociferat[e]" and the Earth as "gleam[ing] with moisture", thus illustrating the complexities of life. Hereafter, as the essay progresses into a discussion about death, Woolf shortens her sentences and ceases to describe her surrounding with such vivid adjectives: she instead narrates her situation as simply as possible, writing "The legs agitated themselves once more... I looked out of doors. What had happened here... work in the fields had stopped". Consequently, Woolf, "hot with humility", suggests the simplicity of death, similar to the tranquility associated with both Gandhi and haikus, illustrating to everyone today of the fleeting nature of life and the finality of death.