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    the swamp

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    an ESPN College Football Analyst once stated. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium‚ or “The Swamp‚” is widely recognized as one of‚ if not the toughest‚ environments for a visiting team in all of college football. Several facelifts after the stadium’s original construction in 1930 have made Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium the state-of-the-art facility you see at today’s game. Without a bad seat in the house‚ "The Swamp" ranks as the largest stadium in the state of Florida. The Gators’ average home

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    Okefenokee Swamp

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    Okefenokee Swamp Swamps can be seen in various perspectives and can convey different atmospheres associated with the respective swamp. The two passages on the Okefenokee Swamp both convey two different atmospheres and tones for the swamp‚ almost as if it was two different swamps. The author use of diction‚ detail and figurative language conveys how the swamp in the first passage is more inviting and safe versus the swamp in the second passage which is displayed in a more malicious tone. The author’s

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    The Okefenokee Swamp can be described in many ways. Each writer uses tone and diction to express their style and feelings toward their piece. In the Okefenokee Swamp passages‚ the writer’s style reveals his/her purpose for the piece. With the use of style and tone‚ the writer’s feelings of the swamplands are revealed to his/her audience. Surprisingly‚ these two passages portray the Okefenokee Swamp as two opposite lands. In Passage One‚ the writer’s tone for the Okefenokee Swamp is very neutral

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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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    "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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    People have strived to fully understand the wonders and beauties of nature. In fact‚ many famous composers or writers were inspired by nature to create their own work‚ In Owls‚ Mary Oliver is using vivid imagery and contrast between descriptions of scary owls and beautiful roses to show that nature can be deceiving. Oliver uses illustrative language and repetition to describe how the author was enraptured by the beauty of roses and brutality of owls. In the beginning‚ she says owl is ‘delicate

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    The Okefenokee Swamp

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    “The Okefenokee Swamp” These two passages were both written to describe the Okefenokee Swamp; however‚ the two pictures portrayed by the authors are very different. The first passage‚ through its didactic use of syntax‚ unemotional tone‚ and consistent diction‚ gives a view of the Okefenokee Swamp that is tame and pleasant. The second passage‚ in contrast‚ creates a wild and savage picture of the same swamp by using varied syntax‚ dark tone‚ and wandering diction. The first passage is dry and

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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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    Summer Reading Response AP Literature For my summer reading poet‚ I chose Mary Oliver. I find I relate better to the works of female authors and she was one of the only two on the list of options. After hearing phrases like “America’s best-selling poet” and “one of the best writers of the century” to describe her‚ I was not sure of what to expect. However‚ after reading one of her works for the first time‚ a poem called “The Journey”‚ I knew that I‚ a not so avid reader and an inexperienced

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