Title:The title The Bull Moose is an interesting title to use. Bulls are known to be rough and strong, which may be a reference to the strength and/or characteristics of the moose. The moose is an animal that symbolizes old age, from which it can be deduced that the protagonist of the poem is old. The word “Bull” is the term to describe a bull moose; the author probably used the word Taurus instead of male to emphasize strength and masculinity. Elk is commonly hunted as game. In this poem there could be a connection between man and animal. Bull riding is also a sport that involves human participation, so humans can possibly be put in relation (again) to the animal. In Greece the bull and other animals are identified with divinities. It can be inferred that the Bull Moose may somehow be related as “divine”. Fact: Who: • The written point of view is Objective. It shows an objective and impartial point of view of the characters in the story, including the moose, the crowd and the guards. • The moose is described as “sniffing the musk of death, seeing its great head / as a ritual mask of a blood goes...
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