toxin into their prey. It can kill. Furthermore‚ Mary Oliver‚ the writer of "Owls"‚ successfully delineates the two-faced personality nature is affiliated with. In this rich excerpt‚ Oliver makes it a priority to point out that nature can be both miraculous and corrupt at the same time. Like the jellyfish‚ nature can bring “immobilizing happiness"‚ but it can also be complex‚ and bring forth "death.” From the get-go‚ Oliver uses Vonnegut-like imagery to create a distinct contrast
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Mary Oliver‚ an American poet‚ discusses her observations about the natural world in her book titled House of Light (1984). Her poems primarily embed a spiritual takeaway through the establishment of several speakers with varying personas. For example‚ in her poems “The Buddha’s Last Instruction‚” “Some Questions You Might Ask‚” and “White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field‚” Oliver introduces three speakers which similarly examine the ideas of death and nature. There are plenty of rhetorical tools
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Allusion The poem‚ “Lilies” which was written by Mary Oliver in 1935 was one which I found to be rather compelling. In this poem‚ Ms. Oliver strategically uses the metaphor of a lily while also describing the longing need to live a carefree‚ desolate but yet fulfilling life. When first observing this poem‚ one might swiftly conclude that Oliver is referring to living this simple life without the stress or confusion of an ordinary human lifestyle. Although this indeed may be true‚ Oliver’s continuous
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frigid air could make you shiver in a second. Ice covered the road like an ice skating ring. Oliver knew he shouldn’t be outside but he just had to get out. He loved the winter and was amazed at God’s creation. He slowed down while turning the sharp turn. If someone wasn’t careful they could get into an accident on this turn‚ Oliver thought. Speeding up a little he saw what he thought was a car in the ditch. Oliver hated accidents‚ but he had to stop. He pulled over and started walking towards the car
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Oliver was eager to participate in this exploration‚ he posed and responded to questions and was led by his own curiosity. Through utilising prior knowledge‚ listening‚ observing‚ predicting and problem solving‚ Oliver remained deeply engaged with the activity. Afterward Oliver was able to explain what we had investigated. Key actions and conversations during the activity include Oliver’s natural curiosity and sharing his knowledge of the objects and their properties and movements‚ he demonstrated
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excerpt from Mary Oliver’s “Building the House” serves as a way to describe what happens during the poetry writing process. Although Mary Oliver believes that writing poetry is hard work‚ she uses extended metaphor‚ juxtaposition‚ and point of view to describe the writing process in comparison of building a house‚ which shows that Oliver sees poetry as something that involves mental labor which is a different challenge than physical labor . Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Mary Oliver is allowed
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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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"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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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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