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.
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In both poems “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ and “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin are comparing humans to different things. “Traveling Through the Dark” compares the doe‚ car‚ and man and how they each conflict with each other. In “Woodchucks” it is comparing the conflicts between man and man with the allusion of a woodchuck. Both poems use strong imagery‚ and state a shift in the tone‚ revealing their change of mind‚ and have similar conflicts showing the different relationships with
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Compare and Contrast Essay In the poems “Traveling Through the Dark” and “Woodchucks” man must make a decision about nature in the most inconvenient ways. In “Traveling Through the Dark” the narrator is faced with‚ literally‚ a life or death situation‚ whereas in “Woodchucks” the narrator is faced under the Darwinian belief about killing. Both poems reveal the interpersonal relationship between man and animal as well as the moral dilemma that man faces with nature. However‚ through the use of narration
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In the two poems‚ Traveling through the Dark and Woodchucks‚ the speakers have two different tones and resources of language in the relationship between the human and animals. Both poems are about the deaths of animals‚ one intentional and the other not. In Traveling through the Dark‚ the speaker did not mean to kill the deer and feels the need to fix what has happened. In Woodchucks the speaker wants to rid their backyard of the garden eating woodchucks. These two pieces of literature are on
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Max Kumin’s ‚ “Woodchucks” provides an interesting and creative perspective Into the mind state of those influenced by Nazi warfare. What begins as a seemingly Humorous cat and mouse hunt‚ soon develops into an insatiable lust for blood. However‚ “ Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ presents an innocent soul lost by the unawareness of man and the death of an unborn innocent. Both Kumin’s and Stafford’s descriptive language and overall theme provides the reader with the insight
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AP literature and comp Compare & Contrast "Woodchucks" and “Traveling Through the Dark" In the works by William Stafford and Maxine Kumin “Traveling Through the Dark” and “Woodchucks”‚ each poet illustrates death of animals and the impacts humans have on it. “Woodchucks” creates a perspective of war between man and animal‚ the plot quickly escalates into something deadly. On the other hand‚ “Traveling Through the Dark” Is simply between a man and an innocent deer‚ showing respect to animals
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Nettles by poet Vernon Scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why I chose to write about it. The poet reflects on his own experience to prove his point of view‚ and he achieves this‚ and I indent to analyse what point he is trying to convey in this poem. The poem is set in the poets own garden‚ with the nettles hidden out of sight behind the shed. The young
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Spencer Jackson 3/30/08 Hosting the Past to Provide for the Epistolary Community of the Present: Alexander Pope’s “Epistle to Miss Blount‚ with the Works of Voiture” In this early epistle‚ first published in 1712 as “To a Young Lady‚ with the Works of Voiture‚” Pope addresses his friend Teresa Blount through the work and name of the early seventeenth century French poet and letter-writer Vincent de Voiture. In this indirect address of a female friend facing an uncertain marriage
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It was not so long ago when our journey began. For most of us‚ we entered LNHS with nothing more than a dream‚ and today‚ together we stand as survivors armed with knowledge‚ skills and values to bring this dream closer to reality. To others‚ graduation may simply be equated as the end of the tunnel‚ or a breath of relief‚ or an exultation over freedom‚ but after years under the nurture of our alma mater‚ we know it is much more than any of these. Life is an open road‚ and though we’ve studied its
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Rizal’s Poem: My Last Farewell Mi Ultimo Adios was the farewell poem of Rizal that originally had no title and was unsigned. This was believed as Rizal’s last will because he wrote it on the night before he was executed. Also through this poem‚ Rizal was giving his last message to his countrymen. For him‚ offering his life was the best way he could show his love for the country. Even he was going to die‚ he was not resentful instead he challenged the each of the Filipinos to serve and love our
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