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Compare And Contrast Traveling Through The Dark And Thoughts On Capital Punishment

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In the poems William Stafford’s “Traveling Through the Dark” and Rod Mckuen’s “Thoughts on Capital Punishment” differ in their usage about the environment. In many situations animal cruelty can differ if it is wrong or right like in “Traveling Through the Dark” it includes a situation where killing an animal is the best option but “Thoughts on Capital Punishment” argues that you shouldn’t kill an innocent animal. Stafford gives a better word usage with more remorse and imagery than Mckuen did when sharing their thoughts. Both poems included killing of animals from the roads and man vs nature. “Traveling Through the Dark” and “Thoughts on Capital Punishment" had different aspects on how we play a role in our environment. “Thoughts on Capital
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