instability in his poem “Those Winter Sundays”. The author is the speaker of his essay, but is back to a child living with his father. The poem has fourteen lines, which means it is a sonnet. It also has ten syllables in most of its lines. In this petite essay, I will analyze the true meaning behind the poem “Those Winter Sundays”, and discuss the literary elements Robert Hayden utilized in his poem. The title “Those Winter Sundays” brings a sense of nostalgia, because winter is associated with cold
In Robert Hayden’s poem, “Those Winter Sundays,” Hayden compares the ignorance of youth to the love and sacrifice of a father to illustrate his childhood relationship with his father. The imagery and symbolism throughout the poem allows Hayden to explore the mindset of a child, and what love in a family means. Using background information on the author, Robert Hayden’s difficult, traumatic family life growing up adds to these ideas and helps to reach a deeper understanding of the poem and the
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
actually do it. However, when she started she explicitly stated to not tell anyone, especially her parent’s…it get’s sketchy at around here since I went off on a slight tangent, but I think the ideas is still there. The kid essentially wraps up the essay with a “What would you do?” and calls it day. A few weeks