1.
Speaker’s dilemma? Kind of person is he? Doe he make
the right decision? Why does he call his hesitation “his only swerve”?
a.
The speaker’s dilemma is whether to save life or
make his own existence easier. He chooses the latter. For a quick journey, the
speaker does quite well. Although saving another living creature is looked upon
as good.
b.
The speaker is a practical man. He gives no
thought to pushing a deer off the road and refers to his hesitation in doing so
his only mistake.
2.
What different kind of imagery and contrasts
give life to poem? Symbolic overtones?
a.
The car gives light and humanity to the dark,
forest-filled night. The clash of humanity into nature is very central in this
poem. Perhaps the speaker is an intruder into the natural course of things, as
was the car that struck the deer. This portrays humanity in a negative light.
3.
Rhyme?
a.
Lines two and four in each stanza contain slant
rhyme. Stanza one: car cold, stanza 2 side/still, and stanza 3 could/hood.
b.
“Red” the word in line three of stanza three
doesn’t have a connecting word.
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