Woolf repeats phrases that describe the moth as "pure" and how death is ultimately the only thing stronger than anything in the world. As the moth struggled to get up and finally came to terms with her fate, she makes a point of saying, “Moreover, when there was no one to care or know, this gigantic effort by an insignificant little moth, against a a power of such magnitude, to preserve what no one else valued or wished to maintain, was strangely moving. (Woolf, 58). Woolf could have simply talked about the moth's effort without going into detail, but she makes sure to add this descriptive phrase about being moved by the moth and her determination to try to stay alive even though no one would notice or care if she is died. He needs his audience to read about this moth and understand how, even though death was already claiming its prize, a tiny, weak life form still wanted to fight for life. This is why she calls him pure so many times, because she had the opportunity to witness the cycle of life of a being much smaller than her, and what she saw was a miserable thing that had no chance but that she still decided to fight for. instinct because being alive was all he knew. Once the moth died, Woolf said, "Just as life had been strange a few minutes before, so death was equally strange now." (Woolf, 58). Moments before, he had pitied the moth for his ineptitude, but now he admired her for making such an effort to live. Seeing him dead was strange because a pure life was taken away from him when he didn't have the chance to truly enjoy his existence. Woolf uses her syntax skills to overcome her point of life and death. Life is a truly pure thing that few truly know the meaning of, and death is the only power on Earth to which everything, regardless of size, falls victim