Analysis of “Where Does the Temple Begin. Where Does It End?” by Mary Oliver

Sultan Qaboos University- Language nerve centre FPEL EEAL0560 Poetry Project File Analysis of Where Does the Temple Begin. Where does it abolish? by bloody shame Oliver pic Name Eman Amer Salim AL-amri . ID Number102400. Section 350 . Submitted to Nicholas Hilmers. Where Does the Temple Begin, Where Does It End? in that respect are social functions you cant reach. But you can reach surface to them, and every(prenominal) day long. The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of God. And it can foreclose you as energetic as well-nigh(prenominal)(prenominal)thing else, and happier. The snake slides away the slant jumps, bid a poor lily, out of the water and back in the luckyfinches verbalize from the unreachable top of the tree.I look morning to night I am never d iodin with looking. Looking I toy with not upright endorseing more or less, but standing around as though with your weapons open. And thinking peradventure well-nighthing leave aloneing come, some shini ng coil of wind, or a few leaves from any old tree they are each in this too. And now I will tell you the truth. Everything in the world comes. At least, closer. And, cordi ally. Like the nibbling, tinsel-eyed fish the unlooping snake. Like goldfinches, little dolls of gold speed around the corner of the sky of God, the moody air. Glossary Lily fictitious character of imbed that grows from a bulb and that has large white or sullen flowers.Finch is a subtile bird with strong beak. The rime where does the tabernacle begin, where does it end? Was Written by Mary Oliver and Published in 2004 by beam Press in the book Why I Wake early. Mary Oliver is one of the most famous American poets. She was born s on September 10, 1935 Maple Heights, Ohio. Her job is poet and she has taught at some(prenominal) universities. Furthermore she won the Pulitzer assess in 1984 the L. L. Win ship/PEN New England Award in 1990 and the National Book Award in 1992, and her essays appeared in Best American Essays 1996, 1998 and 2001. ( www. ikipedia. org) Oliver loves genius and it inspiration and describes the gumption of wonder it instills in her. Her creativity is providential by reputation. Moreover Olivers poems are filled with lots of watchry and that is because of her daily walks near her home and close to character. (www. wikipedia. org ) The heart of the title is a question, about where can you start looking and thinking and wonders about a miraculous things in nature (animals, wind, plant etc. ) and where you stop doing that. She uses the book of account temple to give the idea that the nature is a sacred thing .The main theme of the poem is that the source motivations us (the readers) to look at nature with a sense of exploration. Everything will come to you in the end, whether it is something you want to discover in nature or in other meaning you want to turn over it in your life. There are 15 line of works in the poem. The speaker is a woman, probably the poet herself. The rhythm of the poem is fast and energetic. The poem doesnt bring a rhyme scheme. There are four allegorys and one metaphor in the poem. This poem is all about the nature and a sense of wonder.In the first two lines, the speaker tells us that thither are somethings you cant have. You cant reach them. rase if you try all day long, you will not reach all of them, for example, some birds in the top the tree or some splendid fish in a pond. Maybe she also heart that on that point are some dreams you will not be able to achieve all of. Even if you try and work hard to achieve them for several years, you cant make them all happen. However, you still can have some faith that you may be able to reach some of them if you want it deeply.Line 3 describes the wonderful things that you can face in nature that are made by beau ideal. Line 4 tells us that all these amazing creatures were made by of god . Line 5 continues from line 3-4 the feeling that all this nature that god created can keep you lodge in and wondering about the greatness of natures creation. As busy as anything else is a simile, which meaning that nature can capture a lots of your time. Just looking at it and the variety of the creatures that you can see in nature can captivate your soul and brain for you sense of happiness and joyfulness.In line 6 the writer gives us an image in the phrase the snake slides away. Here the writer describes the wonderful movement of a snake that can make you carious to know how it is created. Furthermore in the same line the speaker give us a simile when she describes the jumping of a fish similar a little lily which is type of plant that grows from a bulb and that has large white or coloured flowers. ( Oxford mental lexicon 2006)The writer also gives us another great image of nature The gold finches sing from the unreachable top of the tree .Here unreachable top of the tree is connected to the first line of the poem where there are things you cant reach even if you want to like the gold finches who sing from a far place. In line 7 the writer invites us to look at nature by state I look and then saying morning to night where she inwardness she looks at nature all day long without feeling tire or done with looking. In line 8 the writer tells us that in line 7 when she said looking she didnt mean just standing around in nature, but standing around as though with your arms open .Here I think the writer means that your mind should be open and think about what god created . In line 9 the poet extends this idea by saying that when you stand around with your mind open and working, maybe something will come to you, for example, a shining coil of wind. Maybe she means some air which will give you an energetic spirit. Moreover when Oliver says few leaves from any old tree, maybe she means that it may be you in your childhood or any old memory. In Line 10 the writer wants to get our vigilance by saying I will tell you the truth as if she will tell us secret or give us advice.In Lines 11-12 Oliver explains that, by saying everything in the world comes and I think she means here that anything you want will come to you ( you will achieve it ) and will happen for you . The phrase at least, closer means at a closer time. In line 13 she completes lines 11-12by saying that the things that will happen, will happen cordially (in a friendly way). In line 14 Oliver uses simile in the phrase like the nibbling tinsel eyed fish the unlooping snake. Oliver focuses on the state of these animals just to let us imagine with her the smaller details.Line 15 also has simile in the phrase like gold finches which means that the birds (gold finches) will also come at least in the end, and here lines 13-14 are related to line 11. In the phrase little dolls of gold Oliver uses a metaphor, saying that the gold finches are like small dolls. Moreover fluttering around the corner of the sky of god means moving and flying in the area of the sky which belongs to the god , and the blue air refers to the sky were you will see the gold finches flying. In conclusion, where does the temple begin?Where does it end? is a poem that is about nature. Furthermore it has some hope and supports us because in my opinion experiencing at nature and having some new air can change your mood and your feeling. This poem is one of the best poems I have read because I like the nature and animals and it reminds me about my town Salalah. However, the poem lacks the rhyme scheme element which is in my opinion a weakness in the poem. Furthermore it has simple delivery and actually it has an energetic spirit. Moreover nature is always my favorite theme. BibliographyOxford dictionary Oxford University Press 2006 printed in china www. panhala. net/Archive/Index. htmlRetrieved on 19112012 (the poem) Retrieved on 21112012 www. wikipedia. org Retrieved on 24112012 Oliver is book Why I Wake early www. amazon. com Retrieved by Tina Silva on 1122 012 collection of Oliver is poems http//rinabeana. com/poemoftheday/index. php/category/mary-oliver Retrieved on 3122012 an article by Ratner Rochelle written on Apr 15, 2006 www. connection. ebscohost. com Retrieved on 12122012 Image for Oliver www. google. com pic