In the beginning, the authors give examples of various bird species disappearing as time went on, noting the Eastern Meadowlark as well as Henslow’s Sparrow. Listing these specific examples gives the readers a sense of the scale of the issue. The readers now know that this is an issue affecting species far and wide, making the problem seem both urgent and widespread. Fitzpatrick and Fenwick also use exemplification in the end of the passage to note the the ramifications of removing the farm bill. They state, “even with 27 million acres enrolled in CRP nationally……
The awe-inspiring features of the world are seen throughout nature. Among these incredible characteristics are birds. Birds migrate in amazing numbers. Birdwatchers delight at the opportunity to see birds migrate. John James Audubon and Annie Dillard are two writers who were able to witness the flight of the birds. They each described the flights differently, though. John James Audubon has a pragmatic view and Annie Dillard uses diction in describing both the birds and conveying the effect the birds have on them as observers.…
The Weasel and the Widow The weasel and the black widow are entirely different creatures, yet somewhat the same, just as both essays LIving Like A Weasel and The Black Widow have their similarities and differences. Both authors, Annie Dillard and Gordon Grice, share their point of view on the unique creature they chose to write about; sharing about them, their natural way of life, and how each creature intrigues them. In Gordon Grice's essay, the reader is able to identify the author's passion for the deadly black widow through the validity of factual information about the spider; telling of how it lives its life from start to finish. Filling each sentence with a tsunami of interesting information.…
Krautwurst uses words such as “smart”, “perceptive”, and “exceedingly resourceful” to highlight the birds’ unique abilities. In other words, the birds are clever and proficient problem solvers. This shows Terry’s positive tone because he uses admiring language to praise the birds. Krautwurst refers to the crows and ravens as “eggheads of the bird world.” This means that the birds are highly intelligent, this characteristic sets the birds apart from other animals. This supports the author's’ positive attitude by emphasizing one of the distinct qualities of the crows and ravens. By using admiring terms and describing the birds unique abilities, Terry Krautwurst reveals his positive attitude towards the crows and…
In the poem, the author describes the scene of birds singing early in the morning and how quickly the sereneness ends. The author uses diction and metaphors to describe the birds’ song.…
“Nesting Time”, a poem by Douglas Stewart combines an anecdote of his and his daughters experience in nature, with description of the appearance and behavior of the honey-eater, and his typical philosophical reflection in the relationship of nature and man. The poem is thus personal, objective and universal in its several dimensions. This is a charming poem that appears to comment on Stewart’s personal experience. He is pleasantly surprised by the behavior and appearance of this remarkable bird, which makes him forget the ‘hard world’, focus on its tiny beauty and cause him to reflect on humankind and nature. The opening is impassioned in its generalizing quality: ‘Oh never in this hard world’. It is apparent from this judgment that Stewart, in regarding our human life as a difficult and unconsoling affair, finds profound solace in nature and her creatures. The reader notices the contrast between his heartfelt “Oh” and absolute indictment of ‘never’, and the cluster of adjectives, with internal rhyme, which introduces the bird: ‘absurd/Charming utterly disarming little bird’. His love for it grows from an initial acknowledgment of its silliness and, then, praise of its captivating behavior to, finally, and adoring diminutive in ‘little’. It is Stewart’s descriptive language that brings the scene to visual life. The bird’s actions and purpose are highly visual through the often…
B. Thesis: Wordsworth and Muir convey their deep connection and passion for nature by utilizing similes and hyperboles to assert the reader how much nature has affected their life.…
Many times, in the book, the author is confronted with dead birds. During her childhood, the author spent much time with her grandmother out bird watching and while her mother was less involved in this, it is that the author very much connects birds with her family. We see the result of this connection when we see her encounter a dead whistling swan, “I knelt beside the bird, took off my deerskin gloves, and began smoothing feathers. Its body was still limp— the swan had not been dead long. I lifted both wings out from under its belly and spread them on the sand. Untangling the long neck which was wrapped around itself was more difficult, but finally I was able to straighten it, resting the swan’s chin flat against the shore”. (p. 121). The author and her family lived their entire lives at the Great Salt Lake. It seems to me that if the author felt such respect for a single swan, then how she felt for the area must have also been quite a powerful feeling…
Prose, Francine. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read.” Harper’s Magazine. Sept. 1999: 76-84. Print.…
Poetry native to the era it is written invokes the feelings, struggles, and daily life of those that are encased by that world. Society as a whole grows exponentially and influences from the past and present create a ‘perfect storm’ for emotional turmoil, therefore the need for poetry is necessary. These emotions can be shown in varying forms including shifts, allusions, and other thought-provoking literary techniques. In the poem “No More Birds”, Ari Banias uses pessimistic repetition and a shift from 3rd person to 1st person point of view to convey birds as civilizations duplication, which leads to the central idea that society may create unattainable beauty standards.…
Bryant’s message in the poem is very touching as he shows how the waterfowl can bring comfort to us. He illustrates to us how the waterfowl is being led by a power, he says, “There is a Power whose care Teaches…
Since the beginning of time, nature has been a great source of wonder and inspiration for mankind. Writers have composed about a wide range of the spectacular elements of planet earth from the mightiest of oceans to the most idiosyncratic species of insects. Both John James Audubon and Annie Dillard describe their personal experiences of witnessing large flocks of birds in flight in their own respective passages. The two authors have similar experiences but they describe the birds in different ways. Both descriptions are full of colorful language style and diction, however their two different crafts differentiate the way the event is described.…
The century was almost dying. The process of birth and growth seemed to have stopped in the rigorous winter. The sky was cloudy, a storm was blowing. Every living being felt gloom and depression. But suddenly a song issued from the dark and decayed branches of the tree. It was spontaneous and it comes from the inner most core of the heart. It was excessively joyous and delightful. An old thrush that was lean, frail and weak was singing to his heart’s content in the midst of enveloping darkness. His plume was perturbed by the gust of wind. The poet finds the ray of hope in the bird’s song. He hopes for the coming golden future.…
Peterson’s guide is used as an example of the effective use of representations that are sort of false, especially visually, but are represented that way purposefully to convey meaning and do the job of guiding readers in identifying birds. The stylized representations come from a scientific mind. The art and the science are there. But according to Dana Phillips, neither are too realistic. While Petersons’ body of work is not narrative, like most of the subject matter in ecocriticism, it does highlight a larger part of Phillips argument against realism (mimesis). In his analysis of A Field Guide to the Birds, Phillips shows how when one uses the…
Dickinson presents natural phenomena in the poem A bird came down the walk with an aura of awe inspiring force combined with the unlikely partner romanticism often leading the reader to the conclusion that Dickinson views the brutality of nature as something beautiful. Thus this poem objectivises her love of nature.…