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    Theodore Roethke once said‚ “Love is not love’s vulnerable”. Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” is a short poem about a dance between the father and the son. In each line‚ there are many consonance which makes specific words to be important or strong. This makes the dance to sound like a fight which in fact many readers might mistakened by a coverup of a fight. Even though the poem has strong words‚ there are deeper analysis that shows the son and the father actually having a nice dance. From this‚ there

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    In his story‚ My Papa’s waltz‚ Theodore Roethke examines the relationship between a father and son. The essay describes the daily interactions between the two. Some people may consider the relationship to be abusive‚ while others see it as a loving relationship with a little bit of roughhousing. The relationship between the father and son in this poem is seen as loving and fun. In the first stanza‚ the father is portrayed as a drinker whose alcohol-scented breath “could make a small boy dizzy.”

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    leaving their childhood and their old life behind. When this happens‚ they will often look back on those happy times fondly‚ remembering how easy and nice it all was. In Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ the speaker does just this. Nostalgically‚ he reflects upon a time when his father would waltz him around the house before taking him off to bed. Waltzing carelessly around the kitchen‚ clutching tightly to his inebriated‚ carefree father‚ knocking pans and pots down off the shelves‚ this

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    POETIC DEVICES IN MY PAPA’S WALTZ 1. Rhyme Scheme- a repeated pattern of rhymed words at the end of the line This poem has a simple ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH rhyme scheme‚ meaning that every other line within a stanza rhymes. Example: The whiskey on your breath (A) Could make a small boy dizzy; (B) But I hung on like death: (A) Such waltzing was not easy. (B) The lines with corresponding letters rhyme. The B rhyme in this stanza is an example of a slant rhyme – "dizzy"

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    In Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz‚” a child and the father appear to be dancing. The author uses descriptive words to explain the dance that is happening between the father and child. The child’s experience in the poem is not a pleasant one‚ we see this throughout the detailed lines. The father in the story appears to be very drunk. This is seen in the very beginning of the poem. The child states: “The whiskey on your breath / Could make a small boy dizzy” (lines 1-2). It is also apparent

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    Papa Jack For a book that is a must read in class‚ Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes is a book that really is a must read. I remember hearing the term about giving someone a Jack Johnson‚ but I never knew where the term came from. For example‚ they use this saying in Anchorman and now that I know who the saying is about‚ I find it to be even funnier. Anyway‚ if you are someone who likes sports or history of sports‚ then you should read Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes

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    Synthesis of “My Papa’s Waltz” “My Papa’s Waltz” is a poem written by Theodore Roethke. In which it is written about a father and son who are dancing together before bedtime. The story can be interpreted as having two sides behind it. One being a more joyful scenario which is the interaction between a father who is playing with his child and encounters a few rough moments such as when Roethke said “My right ear scraped a buckle” which shows how the boy is short and standing up he is only up to

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    Papa John’s Pizza Analysis Executive Summary These recommendations will enable Papa John’s to increase their market share and grow their customer base. These recommendations are based upon in-depth analysis of the company’s dominant economic forces‚ macro-environment‚ The detailed findings‚ resulting from this analysis‚ are contained in the appendix that follows the recommendations. The appendix is comprised of seven exhibits‚ and these exhibits are referenced in the recommendations

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    the speaker’s group did. The others that are “not” are described that way because whiteness was created. These word and words contribute to the poem’s meaning because they exemplify the separation of people due to a standard “whiteness”. 2. In “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ there is a significance in the syntax of the line

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