These words uniquely encapsulate the complex work “The Moose” by Elizabeth Bishop, as the poem deals with the constant struggle that the passengers and the narrator go through in attempting to find answers and attach meaning to their lives, while constantly being interrupted by the supernatural. The poem begins with the narrator describing the “narrow provinces of fish and bread and tea” (nickname for Newfoundland) in an picturesque light and the readers learn that they are riding a bus that is journeying “west”. The poem’s tone and the form make the reader feel as though they are moving on the bus ride with the passengers and the imagery constantly changes from descriptions of idyllic scenery, to unnerving images that shatter the feel that
