In Mary Oliver’s poem “The Journey” she explains the ups and downs of life and finding yourself on the way. Her purpose for writing this poem was to let the audience know life is a journey. It’s not always easy but you can get through it. The speaker is the author of this poem, Mary Oliver. She is writing about one of her journeys though life. The way she writes about the journey shows she is very passionate about finding yourself and not letting anyone pull you down. The audience is someone who is having trouble on their journey and needs reassurance that they can finish their journey. This poem does not rhyme, but it flows very well from one topic to the next using a combination of short and long lines. Throughout the poem lines are changing
