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Poetry Analysis: “My Papa’s Waltz”
Part 1 of Paper .... that there are furious conflicts between a father and his son. Roethke uses the word waltz in the title to relate to the beating of the son. I believe that the poem is altogether a negative poem, as described by the words and phrases the author uses.
To begin, the author immediately states that the father is a drunk.... Part 2 of Paper .... were keeping time for a dance or a rhythm on the boys head (13). This all enlarges the negativity and sadness of the poem. The small boy also states, “But I hung on like death” (3). This proves that the boy was thinking about death, but dangling on to prevent it. During this whole incident the boy’s mother sits and watches as the abuse continues.
Furthermore, the mother’s apathy towards the battering of her son is even more depressing and negative. The author says, “My mother’s.... |
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