XXIX By Antonio Machado

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Reading Response “XXIX” is a short poem by Antonio Machado where the author speak about a road that do not exist yet. He could be talking about his personal experience or about how he defined road in life. At the beginning of the poem the Author says, “Traveler, your foot steps are the road, and nothing more (Machado 1)”. Machado is describing the road that people has to make.
He continues saying, “Traveler, there is no road, the road is made by walking (Machado 1)”. It means that people do not have any options to choose a decision. There is just one way to go throw the road and it is by keep walking. In some way it represent the problems and the situation of life. “By walking one makes the road, and upon glancing behind one sees the path

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