Analysis Of Traveling Through The Dark By William Stafford

“Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford is a poem that can be interpreted in many different ways. The metaphor could be expressed as anything because this is a poem that was made to make us think or reflect between right and wrong. “I stood in the glare of the warm exhaust turning red; / around our group I could hear the wilderness listen.” (15-16). It could be interpreted as if he was hearing his own thoughts thinking about what is the best decision to make. For example the deer can be compared with drugs. If you find drugs thrown and you know that if you leave them there you can harm another person but if you pick them up and you get rid of them you are saving another life. In conclusion this poem makes a reflection that if you