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On the poem Traveling through the Dark

On the first reading , Traveling through the Dark may seem to be a very simple poem but if you will read it thoroughly , it is not as simple as it seems . There are many symbolic references that the author used to convey his message also , he played a lot on the use of language and he utilized techniques that made the poem more relevant to what the author tried to say . As

a whole , the poem is the author 's statement on how he views life . The poem itself represents actions and reactions and its consequences

In the poem , the word swerve ' was reiterated - It is usually best to roll them into the canyon : that road is narrow , to swerve might make more dead ' ADDIN EN .CITE StaffordWilliam Stafford Traveling through the DarkTraveling through the Dark104New Ed edition1997Weatherlight Presshttp www .amazon .com /Traveling-Through-Dark-William-Stafford /dp /ref sr_1_1 ?ie UTF8 s books qid sr 1-1English (Stafford ) - which by definition means to go around or to go off the (your ) path . It simply means that everyone encounters a situation in life wherein they have to make a choice that sometimes , most of us have to swerve ' or take another path to have better outcomes . This only implies that life is really uncertain . Many of us plan our future but there are certain circumstances that ruin our plans and or us to get back on track , we have to make choices and the choices that we make are what our life is about

Moreover , the setting of the poem creates a dark atmosphere for the reader . This mood that the author has set signifies a certain atmosphere that is filled with uncertainty , suspense and danger . The dark setting of the poem symbolizes the unknown and the uncertainty that lies ahead Just like in life , we cannot deny that it has its numerous uncertainties . The dark road that that was described signifies life - that we can only see what is in front of us but never minding the rest of the situation or moreover , the future

By the glow of the tail-light I stumbled back of the car and stood by the heap , a doe , a recent killing she had stiffened already , almost cold ' The car is the juxtaposition with the deer . The author made sure that the car has qualities of life although it is not living while the deer is almost dead but still living because of the doe . The car is the personification of life . Under the hood purred the steady engine ADDIN EN .CITE StaffordWilliam Stafford Traveling through the DarkTraveling through the Dark104New Ed edition1997Weatherlight Presshttp www .amazon .com /Traveling-Through-Dark-William-Stafford /dp /ref sr_1_1 ?ie UTF8 s books qid sr 1-1English (Stafford ) The warm exhaust turning red ' is a reference to life and death . When the author said that the exhaust is turning red , he is referring to the death of the deer...