"Traveling Through the Dark" by William Stafford Flashcards

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author’s message?

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tough choices we all do and will face

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word choice creates Imagery that cultivates a mournful tone (almost an elegy)

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  • “dead on the edge” = edge of indecision
  • “canyon” = like decisions have a depth of possibilities
  • man-made stuff vs. nature
    • “glow of the tail-light” on the car that killed the deer
    • “parking lights”/”warm exhaust” while the wilderness is listening
  • “through the dark”
  • we have to go through a time of making dark decisions
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symbolism

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the deer is pushed into water which is a universal symbol for rebirth

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no rhyme scheme

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free verse

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best states the theme of this poem

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tough choices are unavoidable

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“waiting” “hesitated” “swerving”

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suspension

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rhyme scheme of this poem

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no rhyme scheme

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title

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a trip

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“dark” in the title means

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unknown

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tone

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pensive

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no “right answer”

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sometimes there isn’t a right way

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“waiting” for the speaker to make his decision

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humanity

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