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

Sultan Qaboos University- Language Centre FPEL EEAL0560 Poetry picture File Analysis of Where Does the tabernacle Begin. Where does it termination? by Mary 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? There argon things you placet reach. But you can reach out to them, and al star daytime long. The wind, the bird flying away. The humor of God. And it can keep you as busy as any(prenominal)thing else, and happier. The ophidian slides away the fish jumps, exchangeable a little lily, out of the water and back in the goldfinches blether from the unreachable top of the channelise.I take care morning to night I am never done with looking. flavour I mean not just rest just about, but standing around as though with your arms open. And thinking maybe any(prenominal)thing will come, whatever gleaming coil of wind, or a hardly a(prenominal)er leaves from any old tree t hey are each in this too. And now I will class you the truth. Everything in the world comes. At least, terminalr. And, cordially. Like the nibbling, tinsel-eyed fish the unlooping snake. Like goldfinches, little dolls of gold disruption around the corner of the flip over of God, the blue air. Glossary Lily type of plant that grows from a electric light and that has large fresh or coloured flowers.Finch is a half-size bird with strong beak. The poetry where does the temple bulge out, where does it end? Was Written by Mary Oliver and Published in 2004 by Beacon Press in the hold in Why I airstream 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 several universities. Furthermore she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 the L. L. break through 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 spirit and it inspiration and describes the sense of wonder it instills in her. Her creativity is inspired by nature. Moreover Olivers poetrys are filled with lots of imagery and that is because of her daily walks near her home and close to nature. (www. wikipedia. org ) The meaning 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 word temple to ordain the idea that the nature is a sacred thing .The main theme of the poem is that the writer fates us (the readers) to look at nature with a sense of exploration. Everything will come to you in the end, whether it is well-nighthing you want to discover in nature or in other meaning you want to achieve it in your life. There are 15 lines in the poem. The speaker is a woman, probably the poet herself. The rhythm of the poem is fast and energetic. The poem doesnt have a rhyme scheme. There are four metaphors 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 there are somethings you cant have. You cant reach them. Even if you try all day long, you will not reach all of them, for example, some birds in the top the tree or some beautiful fish in a pond. Maybe she excessively gist that there are some dreams you will not be able to achieve all of. Even if you try and work stern to achieve them for several years, you cant make them all overhaul. 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 see in nature that are made by god. 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 busy and wondering about the big(p)ness of na tures creation. As busy as anything else is a simile, which means that nature can capture a lots of your time. in force(p) looking at it and the variety of the creatures that you can see in nature can captivate your person and brain for you sense of happiness and joyfulness.In line 6 the writer gives us an image in the show the snake slides away. Here the writer describes the wonderful movement of a snake that can make you unhealthy 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 like a little lily which is type of plant that grows from a bulb and that has large white or coloured flowers. ( Oxford dictionary 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 evening 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 expression I look and then saying morning to night where she means 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 genius 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 attention by saying I will tell you the truth as if she will tell us secret or give us advice.In Lines 11-12 Oliver e xplains 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 wording 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 small 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 sound judgement 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 unanalyzable words 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 1122012 collection of Oliver is poems http//rinabeana. com/poemof theday/index. php/category/mary-oliver Retrieved on 3122012 an article by Ratner Rochelle compose on Apr 15, 2006 www. connection. ebscohost. com Retrieved on 12122012 Image for Oliver www. google. com pic