Comparing The Morning Walk And There Is No Word For Goodbye By Mary Tall Mountain

Imagery is in most stories in the world. It is also in poems. Some poems that have imagery are “The Morning Walk”, by Mary Oliver, and “There Is No Word for Goodbye”, by Mary Tall Mountain. In “The Morning Walk”, by Mary Oliver, the narrator is walking through the woods in a bright morning and pictures what she sees and hears as how others say thanks without speaking. In this poem the mood is a happy, peaceful mood in which the Author expresses through imagery and a bright morning setting. In “There Is No Word for Goodbye”, by Mary Tall Mountain, there is a cks her aunt how to say goodbye in a language and she replies that there is no goodbye because we will always be together even if can’t see each other. In this poem the mood is kind of sad mood and also kind of happy mood because they are talking about how even if you don’t see each other you will always be together. So, both of these poems show different types of imagery and sensory language that both use different senses such as sight, hearing and touch that helps the reader figure out the mood. …show more content…
In ‘Poem: The Morning Walk,’ it states, “Goldfinches shine as they float through the air.” This contributes to a peaceful and joyful mood because it shows that the Goldfinches shine in the sun and the sun, in most literary pieces, the symbolizes happiness, freedom, and other things that create a happy mood. In ‘There is No word for Goodbye’ it states, “the net of wrinkles into wise black pools of her eyes.” This shows that this is in place where there is a serious conversation between Sokoya and her niece/nephew. It also shows that her aunt Sokoya possess respect and wisdom. Therefore, both poems use the sense, sight, to create imagery that helps contribute to the