both authors write about the Okefenokee Swamp‚ they seem to express different attitudes and ideas toward the Okefenokee through their use of imagery and other literary devices‚ such as personification and colloquialism. The author of the first passage seems to be writing in an almost lighthearted tone. The author’s use of literary devices‚ such as imagery‚ exhibits perfect examples of this tone‚ as well as establishes a seemingly positive view on the swamp. For instance‚ the author provides vivid
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Mary Oliver’s poetry constructs and represents the American Indians as a group disenfranchised and dispossessed of their land‚ culture and language by the authoritative and dominant discourses fabricated in Western society. Her representation of the American Indian cultural identity in her two poems‚ Learning About the Indians and Tecumseh‚ is one of lament‚ but also of celebration. On one level Oliver pays tribute to the culture of the American Indians as they had the ability to see themselves as
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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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Okefenokee Swamp Swamps can be seen in various perspectives and can convey different atmospheres associated with the respective swamp. The two passages on the Okefenokee Swamp both convey two different atmospheres and tones for the swamp‚ almost as if it was two different swamps. The author use of diction‚ detail and figurative language conveys how the swamp in the first passage is more inviting and safe versus the swamp in the second passage which is displayed in a more malicious tone. The author’s
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"When Death Comes" Explication "When Death Comes" by Mary Oliver is a very moving piece of poetry. One might assume that the poem is going to be sad or morbid simply because of the title‚ for death isn’t the happiest of subjects. However‚ the author uses the sadness of death to write a poem about life and happiness. At the start of the poem‚ the mood is‚ in fact‚ sad and depressing. The author repeatedly describes death as something that happens without warning. Phrases like " death comes
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“The Okefenokee Swamp” These two passages were both written to describe the Okefenokee Swamp; however‚ the two pictures portrayed by the authors are very different. The first passage‚ through its didactic use of syntax‚ unemotional tone‚ and consistent diction‚ gives a view of the Okefenokee Swamp that is tame and pleasant. The second passage‚ in contrast‚ creates a wild and savage picture of the same swamp by using varied syntax‚ dark tone‚ and wandering diction. The first passage is dry and
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The Okefenokee Swamp can be described in many ways. Each writer uses tone and diction to express their style and feelings toward their piece. In the Okefenokee Swamp passages‚ the writer’s style reveals his/her purpose for the piece. With the use of style and tone‚ the writer’s feelings of the swamplands are revealed to his/her audience. Surprisingly‚ these two passages portray the Okefenokee Swamp as two opposite lands. In Passage One‚ the writer’s tone for the Okefenokee Swamp is very neutral
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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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geographical imagery help forge the analytical style‚ describing certain traits of the Okefenokee swamp. Passage 2‚ through descriptive diction and the usage of figurative language‚ the passage exemplifies the species contained in the swamp and their contribution towards it. Moreover‚ through the descriptors listed above‚ the purpose for passage 2 consists on the certain life forms to roam the swamp. For passage 1‚ the intent reasons the characteristics of the swampland and its sustainability of
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