To analysis this poem, I first explored the imagery created by the poem. It gives a clear image of a lost creature placed on a train, shipped off to a distant land and placed in a building it never knew. It was lost and unsure of what to do. I stood, stood until I died in its place. Primarily, this poem reveals only an image, but through these images you imply the sounds. The horns of the train, the trotting of the donkey, the silent and eerie sound of the empty of warehouse all come from the images given by the poem. But was the imagery of this poem just for the sake of imagery? The final two lines give a clue that this poem has a hidden image.
             It is possible that this poem has the hidden intention to communicate that one should never just stand by and allow things to happen. A person must speak what is on their mind, give their opinion of the actions before it is too late. Anything that you have the power to stop should be stopped, or it may have the tragic results of the donkey described with the poem. This explanation is reasonable when examining the title, "Advice to Travelers". Those that move and are adjusting to new must not get coerced into performing things they don't realize may affect their lives permanently. Travelers have a great chance of being placed in a something they don't want, or something they have no warning into. This can occur with perhaps an immigrant into a country, one that could be pulled into all kinds of gimmicks, or deals that would not trick a native of the land, but easily attract those unfamiliar with the lands.
             This poem had little to no sound devices located within the words, but there is a certain type of flow due to the nature of the poem. The poem is a story in effect, with a moral at the end, one with which may teach a valuable lesson to those that like to standby and take the beating.
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