So I finally settled on the poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver. The overall theme of the poem has the meaning of nature and finding one’s self. I found this poem to be enticing because the whole idea of figuring out who you are is the epitome of life and a crucial part of everyone’s lives. Oliver begins the poem with three rhetorical questions. These questions increase in specific detail order. The first question surprises the reader because the answer is obvious. This introduces another theme which is questioning authority. The second is a comparison with polar opposites in color and symbolic elements. The third question is about the outlook of the grasshopper. That is shown in lines 4-10. The grasshopper is used as a metaphor. It symbolize
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Meaning it can and should be appreciated like everything else in the universe. In line 15, “which is what I’ve been doing all day,” Oliver suggests that her actions should be followed. She defends her argument once more with another set of questions: “Tell me, what else should I have done? / Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? (16-17). She presents her last discrepancy which is to pay attention to nature and the world around you. Do not waste time on religion. The best way to appreciate the minute things in life is to only trust …show more content…
It is also precious in the sense that you must handle your life with care, place as much value on your life as you would with your greatest treasure and let it not be wasted on religion.
I interpreted this poem as a collection of thoughts being read aloud to a friend. The image I imagined was Mary Oliver having a deep conversation about her thoughts about life. As I read the poem aloud and instantly thought the author was being very inquisitive and asking a round of questions whose only answer was by asking another question. The author uses anaphora in the first three lines when she repeats “who made the...” that is the deliberate use of repetition of a phrase at the beginning of several successive verses. I believe she used this to place emphasis on who the subject
Meaning it can and should be appreciated like everything else in the universe. In line 15, “which is what I’ve been doing all day,” Oliver suggests that her actions should be followed. She defends her argument once more with another set of questions: “Tell me, what else should I have done? / Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? (16-17). She presents her last discrepancy which is to pay attention to nature and the world around you. Do not waste time on religion. The best way to appreciate the minute things in life is to only trust …show more content…
It is also precious in the sense that you must handle your life with care, place as much value on your life as you would with your greatest treasure and let it not be wasted on religion.
I interpreted this poem as a collection of thoughts being read aloud to a friend. The image I imagined was Mary Oliver having a deep conversation about her thoughts about life. As I read the poem aloud and instantly thought the author was being very inquisitive and asking a round of questions whose only answer was by asking another question. The author uses anaphora in the first three lines when she repeats “who made the...” that is the deliberate use of repetition of a phrase at the beginning of several successive verses. I believe she used this to place emphasis on who the subject