The Difference in Similarity “Lady Lazarus‚” by Sylvia Plath and “ “The Waking” by Theodore Roethke are two poems that relate directly to the speaker. Although both poems share this similarity‚ the way in which both works or literature are constructed are vastly different. Plath uses visual imagery and poetical tercets to show the pain and suffering of the speaker in her poem‚ while Roethke uses the musical Villanelle and synesthesia to create his picture of the speaker’s inner thoughts and a sense
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"My Papa’s Waltz" Analysis In the poem "My Papa’s Waltz" by Theodore Roethke‚ the speaker is reflecting on a childhood experience involving his father. Some people think that this poem is one of a happy relationship between a father and son. Other people believe that this poem has a hidden message of parental abuse. In my point of view‚ the imagery and language‚ the symbolism‚ and tone in the poem gave me the impression of the love between the father and son‚ not of an abusive relationship. You
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“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke and‚ “Piano” by D. H. Lawrence both recollect a childhood memory. The two poems are also different eventhough they are talking about a childhood memory. The poems have the same background‚ but in “My Papa’s Waltz” it is a boy and his father and in “Piano” it is a boy and his mother; one is positive and one is negative; and lastly the feeling of each poet is different in each poem. Eventhough the two speakers share a childhood memory with a parent‚ the gender
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Cited: Roethke‚ Theodore. “My Papa’s Waltz.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandall. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2007. 647. Welty‚ Eudora. “A Worn Path.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed. Laurie
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found in light because darkness is unknown. In Theodore Roethke’s “ In a Dark Time”‚ the reader is taken through a journey of one man’s internal struggle to find unity within himself. In a time of darkness the man contemplates the reality of light. His conflicting mental state is paralleled by the images of a dark forest‚ and through this quarrel he comes to the revelation that he must face his darkest hour in order to achieve this unity. Roethke himself went through a mental struggle‚ giving
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articles we read about. One such poem is Robert Hayden’s Those Winter Sundays which is a poem from the perspective of a young adult reflecting back on the childhood relationship with his father and the abuse his father inflicted. Another such poem is Theodore Roethke’s" My Papa’s Waltz" which looks carefully through the eyes of a young boy into the actions‚ of an abusive father. These poems are important because they deal with the complex issues surrounding the subject of abuse and also show the different
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In the poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ Theodore Roethke uses many connotations and detail that could be understood as positive or negative‚ but in my eyes‚ the word choice and intense details seem indicate a more sullen tone and a more abusive behavior towards the speaker. This poem is about a father and a son “waltzing” in their kitchen with their mother watching. Roethke does use a few words such as clinging and romped that could indicate a playful dance and a child clinging to their loving father not
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American Writers seemed to view impulsive behaviors as negative traits‚ while earlier American Writers found them to be more acceptable. Three American Writers specifically stood out amongst others: Benjamin Franklin‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and Theodore Roethke. Our current generation mainly views impulsive behavior as a negative characteristic or inclination. Nowadays‚ impulsive behaviors are often correlated with diseases or psychological problems. Benjamin Franklin (1731-1813) was one of the
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romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf; My mother’s countenance Could not unfrown itself” (Roethke‚ n.d.). The waltz is a metaphor for not only the dance but the relationship between a father and son. The imagery of a small boy who is perhaps up too late and his father perhaps has had too much to drink is illustrated by the line “The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy” (Roethke‚ n.d.). But the father waltzes the small boy to bed while he clings to his shirt. The boy is scraped
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own words and scenario. “My Papa’s Waltz‚” by Theodore Roethke can be interpreted in many ways. At first‚ it can be construed as a child writing about his alcoholic father and the pain that was inflicted on the small boy by the father’s actions. After rereading the poem‚ the reader can actually see that the father is frolicking about with his son‚ he may have had a little too much to drink‚ but that does not depict alcoholism nor abuse. Roethke was shattered when his father died suddenly of a
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