When I am Among the Trees (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Which two major awards did Mary Oliver win for her poetry?
Which two major awards did Mary Oliver win for her poetry?
National Book Award & Pulitzer Prize
What does 'informed love' mean in Oliver's poetry?
What does 'informed love' mean in Oliver's poetry?
Deep, specific understanding of nature
Which tree is described as having smooth bark?
Which tree is described as having smooth bark?
Beech
What does the phrase 'hints of gladness' suggest about the trees?
What does the phrase 'hints of gladness' suggest about the trees?
They communicate joy subtly
What does Oliver say is needed for daily salvation beyond human knowledge?
What does Oliver say is needed for daily salvation beyond human knowledge?
Grace
What does 'distant from the hope of myself' reveal?
What does 'distant from the hope of myself' reveal?
Gap between current & ideal self
Which quality is NOT part of the speaker's ideal self?
Which quality is NOT part of the speaker's ideal self?
Ambition
What aspect of modern life does the second stanza critique?
What aspect of modern life does the second stanza critique?
Rushing through daily distractions
How do the trees communicate in the third stanza?
How do the trees communicate in the third stanza?
They stir in leaves & call out
What does 'The light flows from their branches' symbolise?
What does 'The light flows from their branches' symbolise?
Spiritual illumination
Whose tradition does the poem connect to regarding nature as a spiritual text?
Whose tradition does the poem connect to regarding nature as a spiritual text?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What does the word 'simple' emphasise in the final stanza?
What does the word 'simple' emphasise in the final stanza?
Spiritual truth needs no complexity
What is the final teaching: 'go easy, be filled with light, and shine'?
What is the final teaching: 'go easy, be filled with light, and shine'?
Receive grace & pass it to others
What is the four-stage spiritual journey progression through the stanzas?
What is the four-stage spiritual journey progression through the stanzas?
Recognition→reflection→invitation→change