Which of the following transitional words or phrases should be used to compare or contrast? a. in order to c. briefly b. however d. therefore

However is your best choice.

For example:

The atomic bomb was thought to be one of the dangerous weapons in the world, however, once the hydrogen bomb was created, it took the stage as being the most powerful weapon in the world.

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Mary Oliver's 'The Turtle' talks about nature, just like her other beautifully written poems that bring life to the nature, environment and surroundings around her in the present (when she is penning down her thoughts).

Explanation:

To invoke her readers from an idea that they live fro themselves without a link between them and the nature, or even with other humans, is what this poem talks about. As the turtle speaks to the readers in the poem, it explains that though it only swims and that the pond is her world and trees around her are her children, who she witnessed growing in front of her eyes, the turtle says that she can enjoy her life with those around her without expecting changes that can bring in problems too.

This poem is a part of those works by Mary Oliver that brought her goodwill in the field of literature. Her patriotic respect towards Wordsworth and his works that show us a clear similarity in her writing, when she completely focuses on describing tiniest elements of natural world that man has to live in.