Mary+Oliver*

//When Death Comes *//
- The speaker compares the arrival of death to many things, such as a bear, a man with a coin purse, a disease and an iceberg. - She knows that death is inevitable, so when she dies she wishes to have known the world intimately and wants to have truly lived. - Wants to die without any regrets or doubts for what she has done in this world. - When the speaker talks about death, it not only talks about death but also life. We learn through her words what she wishes to get out of life and her desires and passions. - She uses death as a motivation to live the way that she wishes. - There is an emphasize on the equality of all things in the world throughout the poem. She believes that death has the ability to make each thing seem precious.