professors‚ the poet Theodore Roethke‚ to write a moving poem‚ "Elegy for Jane‚" recalling his young student and his feelings of grief at her loss. It is very interesting that Jane’s death is not the subject of the poem; rather‚ her death presents an occasion for calling up a certain emotional state in which Roethke’s feelings of grief and pity transcend the occasion. This spiritual epitaph is laced with imagery; painting an extremely vivid picture given the details about her image. Roethke associates the
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to amuse and enlighten in a critical thinking way. Poems are like secret passages with deep meanings within the lines and rhythms; after being pulled apart and analyzed‚ they can leave your mind blown. I will be comparing “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke with another poem titled “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden. In both poems the speaker is reminiscing on events that happened in the past‚ the fathers in both poems are showing affection by doing things for their children rather than saying
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In this paper‚ I will discuss how various short poems reflect on the idea of family. The poems I will evaluate are ‘Those Winter Sundays’ by Robert Hayden‚ ‘My Papa’s Waltz’ by Theodore Roethke and finally‚ ‘Eating together’ by Li-Young Lee. I will also determine how the poems construct the feeling of family and how this may emotionally affect the reader. Moreover‚ I will investigate how the speaker influences the perception of family. Using my own opinion and experience of family‚ I will also discuss
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Quynh Nguyen Lynn Hovde English 101 February 17th‚ 2010 The Memory of the Waltz After reading the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke (807)‚ I realized that there are many different opinions about this poem. Some people think that this poem is about parental abuse‚ the other also think that it is about the happy memory of the relationship between father and son. In my point of view‚ the speaker in the poem is expressing his joyful time when he’s dancing with his father. The whole poem
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Robert Funk‚ and Linda Coleman. Literature and the Writing Process. Pearson‚ 2011. Web. Blake‚ William. The Lamb. 1789. Blake‚ William. The Tyger. 1794 Hughes‚ Langston. Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Random House‚ Print. Roethke‚ Theodore. Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. Hearst Magazines‚ 1942. Print.
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bureaucratic society‚ everybody is supposed to have a voice about what they like or dislike. However‚ some people may disagree that even though they are in a bureaucratic society‚ they still do not have a voice in many issues‚ such as the workplace. Theodore Roethke uses personification‚ long sentence structure‚ and formal diction in "Dolor" to show the anguish and loneliness of the everyday office routine in a bureaucratic society because it is as if the workers are the same‚ and have no voice. Personification
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portrays a message of abuse from the drunken father‚ others see the happiness of the relationship. This poem in my opinion shows love between the two rather than hate or abuse‚ because of the imagery‚ symbolism‚ and word choice that Theodore Roethke uses. Roethke starts the poem off talking about the whisky on the father’s breath and how it was so strong it ‘Could make a small boy dizzy’. Immediately the reader may picture a drunken man because if his breath is really that strong then he must
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in this poem acts that way‚ yet the darker side of this waltz‚ which is a powerfully unsettling emotion under the surface of this poem‚ dominates the mood‚ and the love and intimacy of the dance do not make a strong impression on the reader. Theodore Roethke manipulates our emotional response to the poem through a number of literary conventions‚ some of which play on the conventions of a waltz. Waltzes are not technically difficult dances‚ and they are set to lighthearted‚ easily accessible music
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Unconditional Love With jolting word choice and the effective application of imagery‚ the poem My Papa’s Waltz‚ written in 1948 by Theodore Roethke (1908 – 1963)‚ presents the speaker as a child who is trapped in a world tragically affected by alcoholism and physical abuse yet who relentlessly attempts to attain love and affection from his drunken and violent father. The whimsical lyrics prompt the reader to recognize that although this poem depicts the essence of a child‚ the implication of
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Matthew Chavana English IV AP Chavez 15 February 2013 Response Paper #1 In Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” and Donald’s Hall’s “My son‚ my executioner” there is a glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship. We see this unconventional outlook from a child’s point of view and from a father’s‚ both faced with the tribulations which their corresponding father/son bring upon them. Hall’s “My son‚ my executioner” very much disturbed me as the speaker blatantly poisons the beauty and innocence
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