Formal Outline- Critical Analysis of Poetry.
THESIS STATEMENT: The poems, "My Papa's Waltz," by Theodore Roethke, and "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," by Dylan Thomas, are both spoken by or refer to a male figure; nevertheless, they differ in the style of the speaker's voice and usage of various images and symbols, which convey the theme of each poem.
II. Body Paragraph- Introducing the voice in each poem.
a. "My Papa's Waltz".
i. Why does the author choose this speaker?.
ii. Discuss the voice; tie the voice to the theme.
b. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Night".
i. Why the author does choose this speaker?.
ii. Discuss the voice; tie the voice to the theme.
III. Body Paragraph- Discuss images and symbols.
a. "My Papa's Waltz".
i. Usage of images and symbols.
ii. How are they appropriate to the theme and speaker?.
b. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Night".
i. Usage of images and symbols.
ii. How are they appropriate to the theme and speaker?.
IV. Conclusion.
a. Restate the introduction.
b. Discuss each poem, while reiterating main points.
Critical Analysis of Poetry.
Poetry conveys special messages, but without understanding the voice of the speaker and the tone of the poem, it would be difficult to comprehend the poem to its entirety. The speaker narrates the reader through the poetry, but the tone of the speaker "describes the shaping of attitudes in poetry (Roberts 809)." The poems, "My Papa's Waltz," by Theodore Roethke, and "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," by Dylan Thomas, are both spoken by or refer to a male figure; nevertheless, they differ in the style of the speaker's voice and usage of various images and symbols, which convey the theme of each poem.
Although each poem refers to men as a subject, they both have a distinct voice. "My Papa's Waltz," by Roethke, is narrated by the child of the subject. He gives an account of his father's waltzing, as he "hung on like death." The speaker is directly confronted with his father's uneasy waltzing, while having "whiskey on [his] breath (Roberts 831).
Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" is a fixed form poem of sixteen lines. ... Roethke uses this rhyme scheme to make it sound as if the poem is a waltz. ... The waltz is an overall extended metaphor. ... The father seemed to have gotten into a fight while being drunk, and his wife is mad at him. The small boy did not want to go to bed because he was still clinging to his father's shirt (16)....
The famous animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir attempts to and does draw our attention on turning against wars. ... However, there are also voices saying that this film can actually not be classed as a documentary but should be concluded as a mockumentary due to the insertion of fictional matters, the facts that the film is completely scripted and etc. ... This essay is composed, with reference to my definition, to against the idea of recognizing this film as a mockumentary, or in other words, to support that Waltz with Bashir is a documentary. ... On the contrary, these analyses to s...
According to McKenna, "My Papa's Waltz" is not a complex or long poem, but it has "intriguing ambiguity that elicits starling different interpretations" (1). ... In the poem, "My Papa's Waltz," Roethke shows a picture of a playful moment between a son and his father: We romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf; My mother's countenance Could not unfrown itself. ... "My Papa's Waltz.... In lines 12-14, since his father is drunk, he misses a couple of steps during their waltz, the buckle scraped his son right ear, which Roethke s...
Colombian food is not spicey and it does not feature dishes with names like burrito, taco, enchilada, or chimichanga. ... The following list is not exhaustive by any means, but it does reflect the typical inexpensive menu items you will find when you stop for lunch at a typical restaurant. ... Trucha - Trout Side Dishes Papas - potatos. Can be served many different ways: Papas francesas - French fries Papas saladas - Boiled whole potatos rolled in salt. Papas puré - mashed potatos Platanos - plantains. ...
"My Papa's Waltz" is not only the tale of a child's romp around the house, but is also a representation of the young boy's entire relationship with his addicted father. ... Though the father expresses his love by sacrificing his own comfort for the sake of his child, the child still does not understand the simple and stern love that the father shows. ... " driven out the cold/ and polished my good shoes as well. ... Giovanni does not feel any internal conflict, but she has a problem when her grandmother asks for her company. ... They go about their duties quietly, doing th...
What is the attitude the child has towards his father in Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz"? ... As we can tell by reading lines 13 and 14:"You beat time on my head, With a palm caked hard by dirt", that the father is more than likely a blue collared worker and has been doing manual labor at his place of employment. ... He then comes home and "Waltzes" through the door to continue the waltz with his son. ... He hangs on to his father as he said "But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy." ... It shows how the child is not intentionally b...
Theodore Roethke "My Papa's Waltz" can be used as an example of this theory. ... You can also see that it is not a pleasant situation by how the father grabs his wrist and not his hand which is what you typically hold when you participate in a waltz. This is an exemplification of how the father can just overpower the son into doing what he wants him to do in this state of affairs. ... In the first stanza he goes on to explain on how just for him to hang on is not easy. ... Theodore, who later failed during the hunting and fishing trips in which his father made him participate, ...
"My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke is a poem overstuffed with many mixed interpretations. ... Waltzing is a dance that is thought of to be intimate. ... "Such waltzing was not easy"(4), indicates by using the "such" that this is not the first time that this abuse has occurred. ... Someone whom is not watching out where he or she is going or not paying attention to what they are doing can easily do this. ... "My Mothers countenance / Could not unfrown itself"(7-8), shows the mother seems to be used to this type of chaos and too afraid to even say or do anything to stop it. ...
"My Papa's Waltz" is a poem that can be viewed with two completely opposite views, one as positive and the other as negative. ... From reading the poem for the first time it seems that the waltz with the father was a very unpleasant event. The words that the writer used reinforced my thoughts, "death", "romped", and "dirt"; all these were not pleasant imagery. ... This clinging could mean that he wanted to waltz more. ... The lines go back and forth which is very interesting. ...
