Conflict is a key factor presented in life whether we try to avoid it or not. In most cases the battle is fought against yourself. In the poems “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin and “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ the poets both focus on animals and self confrontation in humans. Descriptive language and the overall theme provides the reader with the insight necessary to understand the speaker’s psychology as they are driven beyond the boundaries of what’s morally right and wrong.
Free Human Morality Mammal
unavoidable in life and can be sometimes be troublesome and may come to a surprise for some. In both “Traveling Through the Dark” and “The Groundhog” showcase death is something that needs to be accepted and move on through tone‚ literary figures and theme. In “Traveling Through the Dark”‚ the setting sets the tone for rest of the story. It gives off a really dark mood that is hard to ignore. In the very first two lines‚ it states it is during a night time in the forest while the driver and the deer are on
Premium Life English-language films Death
The two poems “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford and “Keep the Headlights On” by Conor Shenk both touch upon the idea that saving one life may lead to other deaths. Both poems are talking about a dead pregnant deer with her fawn still alive inside of her and how some people would handle that situation. Both authors do a good job in making the audience feel an almost sympathy for the unborn fawn. “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford talks about saving the lives of humans
Premium Deer Mammal Reindeer
William Stafford’s poem Traveling through the Dark‚ tells a story of man versus nature‚ through themes and numerous poetic devices. In this poem‚ there are many conflicting themes between man and nature‚ actions and consequences. Through Stafford’s careful placement‚ use of words and poetic devices‚ he portrays these underlying themes within his poem. Stafford’s simplicity in his poems cunningly conceal the intrinsic theme to this specific piece. One could miss said theme if looking too deep or
Free Life Poetry Deer
The poem ‘’Thoughts on Capital Punishment’’ is pointless‚ it does not make sense to demand capital punishment for drivers who unintentionally hit animals with their vehicle when there are people out there who kill animals for fun. However‚ it is almost impossible to stop if an animal runs out in front of your vehicle while driving. It would make more sense to demand a punishment for people who intentionally kill animals or maybe even a hunting restriction. McKuen wasted his time writing this poem
Premium Capital punishment Prison Crime
Cristiana Sandigo English 210 MWF: 11:00 Essay #2 Man’s New Toy In William Stafford’s poem “Traveling through the Dark‚” the persona drives alone at night on an isolated mountain road and happens to encounters a dead deer. As depicted in the poem‚ this anonymous persona is most likely a man since he managed to carry a 200-pound dead deer away from the road. Moreover‚ the chances of a woman wandering around an isolated mountain by
Premium English-language films Deer Natural environment
”‚ “Will this affect my whole future?”‚ or “Why should I do this?” In “Traveling through the Dark”‚ William E. Stafford analyzes these types of situations in the poem as he mentions a character’s journey through the Wilson River road. Traveling through the dark is a story about a driver who is faced with a tough decision on one quiet and dark night. The driver‚ who is never specified as a he or she‚ travels through the dark on the Wilson River road where he stumbles upon a dead deer who was blocking
Premium English-language films The Road Life
very powerful mechanism through which writers can tell their readers something about themselves or the world around them. The language within “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford and “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin display the speakers’ psychology and what sort of relationships they have with the animals and their deaths in their respective works. Despite being similar in a few aspects‚ these two works are very different. The most obvious similarity between the two works is that they both
Premium Poetry Edgar Allan Poe Stanza
both “Traveling through the Dark‚” written by William Stafford‚ and “Woodchucks”‚ written by Maxin Kumin‚ the authors discuss about interventions of human beings to animals. Even though the two poems are different in the use of irony‚ the tone and the sentence structure‚ they illustrate similar relationships between humans and animals that humans are superior to animals. “Traveling through the Dark” and “Woodchucks” use different irony to represent their relationships
Premium Poetry Poetry Irony
In his poem‚ "Traveling through the Dark‚" William Stafford presents the reader with the difficulty of one man’s choice. Immediately‚ the scene is set‚ with the driver‚ who is "traveling through the dark" on a treacherous winding road when suddenly he sees a dead deer in the road. Right away‚ the speaker realizes what he must do: “It is usually best to roll them into the canyon.” The reader can recognize that this is not a new situation for the speaker and he makes it clear that to leave the deer
Premium English-language films The Road Deer