William Cullen Bryant's To A Waterfowl

William Cullen Bryant was one child who developed an interest in writing while most other kids were developing interest in a new toy or game. Bryant’s poem “To a Waterfowl” has a seemingly hidden meaning. The waterfowl could just be everyday common people and the hunters be their rulers or prospectors. Bryant had written many outstanding and successful poems in is poetry writing career. Bryant’s most well known poem would be “Thanatopsis” with his second most well written poem being “To a Waterfowl”. In this poem the waterfowl which seemingly represent the people of this world are just on a journey trying to get by the obstacles that come about so that they can complete their journey. The hunters in this poem are just a control over the waterfowl