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    In the poem‚ "Those Winter Sundays‚" Robert Hayden uses clear details to show that the father loves his family‚ but was unable to spend value time with them. Hayden shows deep emotions when describing the relationship between a boy and his father. This poem demonstrates how love can come in a mixture of forms‚ rather it be hard work and dedication or simply just saying "I Love you." Hayden’s poem‚ gives us a glance at a boys childhood and how he felt about his father. The father worked hard to show

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    In the poem‚ “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ the author uses subtle symbolism to reflect the speaker’s distant relationship with his father. The title of the poem immediately tells the reader that the poem takes place in winter‚ a time that connotes both coldness and gloominess. Hayden starts his short‚ redolent poem by writing that the speaker’s father put his clothes on in the‚ “blue black cold” (Hayden line 2). The reader instantly feels the cold and iciness inside and outside the house

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    Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden looks like a simple poem‚ but when the reader dives deeper into the words he or she can easily see the theme of this poem is something much deeper and more personally connected to the speaker’s feelings and thoughts. The speaker is an adult‚ most likely a man‚ looking back on his childhood. As he remembers the events that took place inside his home with his family‚ he begins to realize how much his father did for not only himself‚ but his family. As an adult

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    Similar to me‚ the speaker “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ had a different view on love as a kid and love as a mature adult. Acts of love‚ as kids‚ appear to be what parents are supposed to do‚ not things parents want to do to make your life easier as they love you‚ an important realization that comes with maturity. Parents constantly attempt to provide opportunities for their children‚ even without the best circumstances. When the speaker was a young boy‚ he never considered the action

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    Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden In the Poem "Those Winter Sundays" the author Robert Hayden gives an intimate insight of how his life was as a child. As an adult‚ the author recalls the actions of his father‚ how each Sunday his father rose early to make a fire to warm up the house and to polish his good shoes. Within this descriptive sentence‚ the author provides a clear representation of his father’s parental duties even after an intense work week. In addition‚ when the author mentions about

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    The poem‚ “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ the relationship between the father and the son is a classic case of “I didn’t appreciate my parent until I was older.” From the last line on the first stanza we are shown that no one really appreciated all the hard work the father did for the family‚ or more so it was an unnoticed act. At the end the relationship changes from being ungrateful to a realization of how he was towards his father‚ and grows an immense love and respect for him. The relationship

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    believe the speaker was at the time he recalls in the second and third stanzas‚ and what details suggest this age? In the poem‚ "Those Winter Sundays" the speaker‚ Robert Hayden‚ suggests an by his feelings‚ actions and the father’s actions. First‚ an age is suggested by the speakers feelings. However‚ the feeling that the audience sees is later on when Robert Hayden is appreciating the work his father did for him. The speaker in this poem was obviously

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    In “Those Winter SundaysRobert Hayden conveys a parent’s love for their family. He does not understand why his father is so resilient to provide for his family‚ nor does he question it. The author speaks of his astonishment in lines 19-20 where he says‚ “What did I know‚ what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices.” Another subject shown by the author is isolation because although his father works each and every day out of love‚ he leaves his child without a father. He exemplifies his

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    effects. Author of “Those Winter Sundays‚” Robert Hayden‚ experienced many tribulations of his own at a young age‚ such as separation from his birth parents‚ living in a tough foster home‚ and poverty. Robert Hayden’s disfigured childhood inspired him to share personal experiences and emotions in the poem‚ “Those Winter Sundays.” Robert Hayden was born on August 4‚ 1913 in Detriot‚ Michigan with the name Asa Bundy Sheffey. His parents‚ Asa and Ruth Sheffey separated when Hayden was an infant. This

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    In the Poem “Those Winter Sundays” the Author RobertHayden gives the readers the tragic realization that we don’t always appreciate the ones that mean the most to us. He clearly demonstrates the pain that neglecting to appreciate our loved ones can cause. Although the speaker didn’t realize at a younger age everything his father did to care for the family‚ and that his father was left unappreciated. By the end of the poem once lonely and left with time to reflect on the true value of his father’s

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