Period 4B In this very lyrical excerpt‚ Mary Oliver has a great attraction to nature because of its paradoxical yet balancing form. By being both terrifying and beautiful‚ nature fills the world with contrasting entities that can be “death-bringers” or bring “immobilizing happiness.” Oliver uses imagery‚ parallelism‚ and contrasting to express her swaying emotions of fear‚ awe‚ and happiness towards nature. The imagery creates the very distinct contrast between terrifying and beautiful parts of
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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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Throughout time poetry and other forms of literature have been used to express the emotions of the author‚ which in turn would allow for the reader to feel what the author was trying to evoke. Poets however have always been strong at evoking their readers emotions. Subversive poets can use language to create meaning by using metaphors or imagery to help the oppressed readers feel empowered which in turn allows for the reader to feel strong subversive emotions. The type of language or methods
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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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“Tell me‚ what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ This last line of the poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver reminds the reader that life is what you make of it. Only I am responsible for my experiences and/or consequences. Unfortunately‚ I can’t control the attitudes or actions of others but myself. We all can meditate and send positive vibes but the people around us will always suffer pain and disbelief. Everything that happens is from a greater influence outside of
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What Will You Do with Your One Wild and Precious Life After reading the poem‚ “A summer’s day” by Mary Oliver‚ I could think about what I want to do for my precious life. The poem describes very well about my current feeling towards future. Our life is only once‚ and we want to spend life or time meaningfully‚ so it is important to think about what my life going to be in limited time we have. In the future‚ I want to be an accountant especially a forensic accountant who is responsible for analyzing
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Oliver utilizes several literary techniques‚ like figurative language and structure‚ to further develop the strong connection between nature and life. Oliver writes: Figurative language can give shape to the difficult and the painful. It can make visible and ‘felt’ that which is invisible and ‘unfeelable.’ Imagery‚ more than anything else‚ can take us out of our own existence and let us stand in the condition of another instance‚ or another life. It can make the subject of the poem‚ whatever it
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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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