The Dark
In the context of the poem, the dark is nighttime. But the dark also works metaphorically throughout the poem. When we think about darkness, a lot of different things come up: it is difficult to se...
The Road
The road is, well, the road. But it also functions metaphorically in the poem. Most of us are familiar with the road as a metaphor for life's journey and also the idea of choosing the right path or...
The Car
Here again, just like with the dark and the road, in the primary reading of the poem the car is just a car. Stafford is not trying to fool anyone. But in the way the car is described, with the imag...