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Poet: Stephen Crane (Stephen Crane Art)
Poem: 28.
"Truth," said a traveller
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Comment 10 of 10, added on June 8th, 2009 at 8:22 PM.
When I read this poem it really caught my attention. If you have read the other comments on this page like I have, you will notice that everyone has a different opinion on what this poem is saying. To me, this poem speaks about the truth or meaning of life. The first traveller believes that he has found this inner meaning, and it is solid like a rock, something he lives by. The second traveller has not yet grasped the truth of this life, and cannot seem to find the answers he is searching for. Rock is tangible, it is there for you to touch. This is what the first traveller believes because he has found it, and lives by these solid beliefs. The second traveler doesn't grasp what he feels to be the truth of life, using things like phantoms to represent it. The author then uses his voice to note that he is still searching, but has not yet found life's true meaning. I think that this is a fantastic poem that is meant to be interpreted in any different ways, by the many different people that read it. Life's truth is endless, and until you find what you believe to be its meaning, you will keep grasping for this personal knowledge.
Brittany from Canada
Comment 9 of 10, added on May 17th, 2009 at 12:14 AM.
I kind of agree with the first traveller.
Truth is solid. Truth is definite. we may not know what it is, but it's there and it's constant. There is one truth, its not just what ever we want it to be.
molly from United States
Comment 8 of 10, added on March 29th, 2007 at 2:33 PM.
a poem that would put any-one into deep thought about truth
Bob the builder from China
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When I read this poem it really caught my attention. If you have read the other comments on this page like I have, you will notice that everyone has a different opinion on what this poem is saying. To me, this poem speaks about the truth or meaning of life. The first traveller believes that he has found this inner meaning, and it is solid like a rock, something he lives by. The second traveller has not yet grasped the truth of this life, and cannot seem to find the answers he is searching for. Rock is tangible, it is there for you to touch. This is what the first traveller believes because he has found it, and lives by these solid beliefs. The second traveler doesn't grasp what he feels to be the truth of life, using things like phantoms to represent it. The author then uses his voice to note that he is still searching, but has not yet found life's true meaning. I think that this is a fantastic poem that is meant to be interpreted in any different ways, by the many different people that read it. Life's truth is endless, and until you find what you believe to be its meaning, you will keep grasping for this personal knowledge.
Brittany from Canada