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Similarities Between Traveling Through The Dark And Woodchucks
Both the poems “Traveling through the Dark” and “Woodchucks” portray different types of diction, attitude, and metaphors to depict the different contrast towards the animals; while in “Traveling through the Dark”, the attitude towards the animals are reverent and humble, “Woodchucks” portray an attitude towards the animals are acerbic and resentful. In Stafford’s selection, the type of contrast between the human being and the animals are regretful due to the fact of his concern of the baby inside of the womb. He is willing to help out the baby in the womb but rethinks and hesitates. What it means by hesitating is when Stafford thinks about helping the baby deer, how is Stafford going to raise the baby deer without the presence
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