William Stafford
Jake Satchwell
Period 3
4/14/08
William Stafford
William Stafford’s poems revolve mostly around nature and human’s effect on it. William can often be seen questioning himself as well as man in decisions that effect nature. William also talks about natures overwhelming power over man and how man will always continue to fight against that power. William praises men who have left behind humanity and have embraced nature because he believes that they are the way man was intended to be. Although none of William Staffords poems contain any form of rhyming or beet William can easily conveys in idea by using one of two methods. In some poems William will uses beautiful analogies and metaphors to paint a perfect picture of the landscape. However if the poem he is writing is sad William will use simple language with little beauty however this does not take away from the poem but rather makes the reader feel many different emotions.
William Stafford’s questioning of mans role in......
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