When was traveling through the dark written

Where this theme appears in the poem: Lines Lines Where end-stopped line appears in the poem: Lines Cite This Page. Traveling through the Dark Full Text. Lines It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Everything you need for every book you read. The way the content is organized and presented is seamlessly smooth, innovative, and comprehensive. Home About Story Contact Help. On his way, he finds a dead deer on the edge of Wilson River.

He stops to drag off the dead deer into the canyon in order to avoid possible accidents. But on touching her side he finds that it is still warm and it contains a fawn waiting to be born. His mind is filled with mixed-up emotions: pity, anger, frustration, and confusion about how to act.

He even wonders if the fawn can be saved, but knows all along that the fawn cannot be born when the mother is dead. The car is mechanically alive and its lights are pointing the speaker towards his destination.

In the final couplet the traveler thinks hard for all, he knows that his love and pity towards the fawn cannot save it. Young Stafford Here's a picture of the poet as a young man. Old Stafford Check out a picture of the poet later in life also lots of good links. There are some good pictures and a great description of Stafford's writing ritual—it includes waffles!

Bill's Books This link gives you a look at cover art and glimpses inside many of Stafford's books. Traveling through the Dark Here's the book that contains the poem. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By William Stafford. Traveling through the Dark Introduction Do you like real life stories with drama and plot twists? Video Six Stafford Videos These videos from Stafford's online archive show the poet reading his work including "Traveling through the Dark" as well as footage from the places that inspired the poems.

Images Young Stafford Here's a picture of the poet as a young man. Books Bill's Books This link gives you a look at cover art and glimpses inside many of Stafford's books.

Tired of ads? Join today and never see them again. Get started. William Stafford provides the poem with an exciting, story-telling type of poem.

However, he does provide the poem with a powerful dilemma. The protagonist, which I believe is a male, due to the fact that he was able to drag and push the heavy deer , is left with a choice to whether act responsibly and efficient, or morally.

Even though this is a narrative poem, William Stafford use a few elements to get his point across through to the reader. The two elements that stands out mostly to me is symbolism and imagery. Already in the title there are symbols attached. I have the same exact feeling when I think of darkness. I think about cruel and bad situations like robbery, murder, and rape, which tends to occur during the late hours.