Part 1 of Essay
is written by Mark Van Doren, the poem is about how a father and son need to patch things up before it is too late. The poem uses many descriptive literal and metaphorical details to describe the life of the father and son. It also uses a purposeful organization of its details and a meaningful title. The message that the ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... of the life of the father and son., from life to death. The organization of the poem is created so that the readers will feel what is happening as the poem is being read. The literal meanings are said through words like time, voyaging, and seat backs. The metaphorical terms are expressed through the more thoughtful words like white noise, time, and train. The first stanza of the poem begins talking about the relationship between the two passengers. “All afternoon before them, father and boy” tells a reader that ....