The poem "Question" written by May Swenson is about a person who wonders how he will live after his possessions and pets are no longer a part of his life . This poem talks about a person's belongings to which she is extremely attached. They state this in the last line of the second stanza when they say, “the bright dog is dead.” They clearly do a lot of activities with this dog such as hunting, camping, and horseback riding. The person is not sure what he plans to do when the day comes that his friend dies. The description of his love for his dog could also describe the dog's loyalty in a way because dogs are known to be very loyal to their owners as well as loving them very much. The owner might feel bad once the dog dies because of how loyal and loving he was. The dog may also have saved him from a dangerous situation. The clue is when they say "how will I know that in the bush in front of me there is treasure or danger". In the last verse, they ask how they will live without their dog. This only reinforces the fact that they are attached to this animal i...