Zimmer In Grade School Poem Analysis
Childhood Memories
Our childhood memories always remain with us. These memories can be either pleasant or distressing. For some reason unpleasant childhood memories are easier to recall than the pleasant ones. In both poems “Zimmer in Grade School”, by Paul Zimmer and “Those Winter Sundays”, by Robert Hayden, speakers express their childhood memories. The speaker in “Zimmer in Grade School”, addresses the unpleasant memories of his grade school. While the speaker in “Those Winter Sundays”, expresses remorse, and repentance towards his hard working father who was not appreciated enough during his childhood. Even though both poems are different, I have been through similar situations, and can entirely relate to the emotions described in these poems.
The speaker in Paul Zimmer’s poem states, “In grade school I wondered why I had been born to wrestle in the ashy puddles” (1-3). I asked myself the same question twenty years ago because I hated grade school. I also asked God, why I was born, and sent to school with a bunch of mean children. Like Zimmer, I recall getting into small fights with other girls. I was not a tormenter, but a victim of bullying. Due to my shy behavior, I easily attracted bullies to abuse me. Like Zimmer, mucus would flow from my nose not because of fighting, but due to crying out loud. Moreover, …show more content…
The fear of going to school, and facing my classmates gave me panic attacks. To skip school, I made phony excuses such as pretending to have stomach aches. I stopped paying attention in my classes, and as a result, my grades dropped. Every time, my teacher picked on me to read in the class, I stuttered, and everyone laughed at me. Up to this day, I have glossophobia also known as speech anxiety. At the end of my grade school, I failed, and was not able to advance to fifth grade. My parents were disappointed in me. They had high hopes for me, and I shattered their
Our childhood memories always remain with us. These memories can be either pleasant or distressing. For some reason unpleasant childhood memories are easier to recall than the pleasant ones. In both poems “Zimmer in Grade School”, by Paul Zimmer and “Those Winter Sundays”, by Robert Hayden, speakers express their childhood memories. The speaker in “Zimmer in Grade School”, addresses the unpleasant memories of his grade school. While the speaker in “Those Winter Sundays”, expresses remorse, and repentance towards his hard working father who was not appreciated enough during his childhood. Even though both poems are different, I have been through similar situations, and can entirely relate to the emotions described in these poems.
The speaker in Paul Zimmer’s poem states, “In grade school I wondered why I had been born to wrestle in the ashy puddles” (1-3). I asked myself the same question twenty years ago because I hated grade school. I also asked God, why I was born, and sent to school with a bunch of mean children. Like Zimmer, I recall getting into small fights with other girls. I was not a tormenter, but a victim of bullying. Due to my shy behavior, I easily attracted bullies to abuse me. Like Zimmer, mucus would flow from my nose not because of fighting, but due to crying out loud. Moreover, …show more content…
The fear of going to school, and facing my classmates gave me panic attacks. To skip school, I made phony excuses such as pretending to have stomach aches. I stopped paying attention in my classes, and as a result, my grades dropped. Every time, my teacher picked on me to read in the class, I stuttered, and everyone laughed at me. Up to this day, I have glossophobia also known as speech anxiety. At the end of my grade school, I failed, and was not able to advance to fifth grade. My parents were disappointed in me. They had high hopes for me, and I shattered their