Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver is a poem which‚ as with other poems she has written‚ connects things in nature to human experience and feeling. The first line held my full attention saying "I thought the earth remembered me‚" as I did not know at first why Oliver included the word thought. After closer examination and re-reading responses to this poem from Discussion Number 1‚ I came to the conclusion that this line could be talking about some sort of death‚ or what happens in the mind directly
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Nature‚ something of which can run rampant yet can be elegant‚ a feeling which may course through every being of this planet. Mary Oliver not only embraced it‚ she displayed it. She was a poet who wrote “Winter and the Nuthatch”‚ a poem which unveiled acceptance and bonds. The nuthatch represents the wilderness of nature‚ which then portrays the bond between humans and nature and the mere feeling of acceptance. The poem clearly represents the sincerity of our human bonds whilst also showing humanity
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People have strived to fully understand the wonders and beauties of nature. In fact‚ many famous composers or writers were inspired by nature to create their own work‚ In Owls‚ Mary Oliver is using vivid imagery and contrast between descriptions of scary owls and beautiful roses to show that nature can be deceiving. Oliver uses illustrative language and repetition to describe how the author was enraptured by the beauty of roses and brutality of owls. In the beginning‚ she says owl is ‘delicate
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the Forest‚” by Mary Oliver and “Ode to enchanted light‚” by Pablo Neruda‚ they both convey their appreciation for nature. This can be illustrated by comparing and contrasting their use of figurative language and form. In the poems‚ figurative language is used as a technique in both poems. In “Sleeping in the Forest‚” and “Ode to enchanted light‚” the authors utilize similes. In the quote‚ “But my thoughts‚ and they floated/ light as moths among the branches‚” (172) Mary Oliver compares
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Summer Reading Response AP Literature For my summer reading poet‚ I chose Mary Oliver. I find I relate better to the works of female authors and she was one of the only two on the list of options. After hearing phrases like “America’s best-selling poet” and “one of the best writers of the century” to describe her‚ I was not sure of what to expect. However‚ after reading one of her works for the first time‚ a poem called “The Journey”‚ I knew that I‚ a not so avid reader and an inexperienced
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literary power of Gibran’s work‚ use of language‚ poetic devices etc. "Kahlil Gibran is said to be one of the world ’s bestselling poets‚ and his life has inspired a play touring the UK and the Middle East. But many critics have been lukewarm about his merits. Why‚ then‚ has poetry struck such a chord with generations of readers?" (Shoku and Hegarty) Explore this comment‚ focusing on the literary power of Gibran’s work‚ use of language‚ poetic devices etc. Kahlil Gibran’s work has divided literary
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This poem reminds me of my childhood. Growing up and being a child from a family that was severely diverse and different. This poem is my mom motivational speech everyday till this day about patience‚ independent and growing up into me. It brings back memories of learning new thing from the world and adapting it in ways that will be beneficial in the future and teaches about self-confidence‚ patience‚ hard work and never giving up. Reading it again after a long while filled me with aspiration and
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by Leslea Newman explores a theme about being considerate about the vulnerability of the meek and is supported by different literary devices‚ such as symbolism and similes. Poets use many different types of poetic and literary devices to support the theme and create the main message that they wish to circulate in between their readers. One of the literary devices used by Newman to relay the message of how vulnerability of the submissive creates insecurities in The Fence was symbolism. In line
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"Ode to the West Wind": An Examination of Poetic Devices The poem‚ "Ode to the West Wind" was written in the year 1819 by famous Romantic poet‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley. The poem illustrates to the reader Shelley’s struggle to find transcendence‚ for he believes that his thoughts‚ like the "winged seeds / Each like a corpse within it grave" (7-8)‚ are trapped. It is vitally important to Shelley that his words be set free and spread so that they can inspire political change in Europe‚ particularly in
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Hughes‚ Hughes uses many poetic devices including repetition. He uses repetition when he says‚ " come let us roam the night..." in the beginning. Then he says the same thing at the end. The way he uses repetition lets us see the poem a lot clearer. Also the repetition of these words helps him get his point across‚ that the night is a wonderful place with that special person. "Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind" "Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind"‚ by William Shakespeare has many poetic devices including personification
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