Spence 1 I read the two poems “My Papa's Waltz” and “Those Winter Sundays” They are both emotional poem's where Theodore Roethke and Robert Hayden speak of their father. These men talk about the feelings they have toward their father's. It describes the relationship a son has with their father. These poem's are not the greatest tribute of their father but a memory that was important in their childhood. The poem “My Papa's Waltz” by. Theodore Roethke is a short story of a son that speaks
The poem My Papa’s Waltz can be interpreted in different ways. The poem states that papa and his son shared a dance called a waltz. Papa had too much whiskey to drink meaning he had drank too much and could possibly be an alcoholic. The son hung to his father probably because he was frightened . “Like death” implies that this behavior from his father seems to be endless. “Such waltzing was not easy” implies that this action may have occurred many times and it was very difficult to handle or deal