Young Lady By Theodore Roethke

Child abuse is physical mistreatment that unfortunately happens to children everywhere around the world. In the same way, the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, describes and gives the readers an insight of what child abuse is like. The poem presents a relationship between a drunken father and his son. Therefore, the setting, sensory details, and word choice of the poem allows the reader to understand the violence the little boy goes through after his father returns from work.

In the poem "My Papa's Waltz" written by Theodore Roethke, the interpretation of the poem depends on the readers` perspective. Some people think that this poem is one of a happy exchange between a father and son. Others believe that it has a hidden message of child abuse. In my point of view, the imagery and language, the symbolism, and tone in My Papas Waltz gave me the impression of the abusive relationship between the father and son, but then later realizing the positive side.

Imagine having something dear to you, that you and your elders have had for centuries, taken away by the government. That is what the 18th Amendment is and that special thing is Alcohol. The 18th amendment was ratified on January 16th 1919, but it wouldn’t go into effect until January 20th 1920. Ever since Colonists came to America, alcohol has played a major role in the lifestyle of Americans. The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment, or its affect was no more. This took place in 1933. The 18th Amendment was controversial because the 18th Amendment both positively, and negatively affected the nation, the amendment came about by people who wanted to prohibit alcohol, and the amendment had more cons to it than pros.

Children are fully dependent on their parents for everything, from food to clothing, from shelter to guidance; in moral and ethical behavior to life skills like decision-making, and financial guidance. It is our job as parents to prepare our children for life?s trials, tribulations and attempt to give them a fulfilling life. Treat your child with love and respect, and you will make a child grow with high levels of self-esteem, and confidence; otherwise, will have the lowest levels of self-esteem and have

My Papa’s Waltz takes a person back to the son’s childhood. The first two lines say, “The whiskey on your breath, could make a small boy dizzy”. This passage let the readers know what the memory was about. The memory of a father that drank a lot of whiskey. The child’s first memory, was the smell that was strong enough to make him dizzy. The next line said, “But I hung on like death”. The child did not care what the father was, or had done, he still held on to him tightly. During this time, the mother’s frown is one that will not unfrown or go away. The mother could not have been happy, because of her husband’s drinking problem. The next lines said, “The hand that held my wrist, was battered on one knuckle”. This could be interpreted as a possibility of abuse that the child remembers or, that his father worked hard and had injuries on his hands from work. The boy’s thoughts were of a father drinking too much and becoming abusive with his son. One reader had written that Roethke expresses his resentment for his father, a drunken brute with dirty hands and whiskey breath, who carelessly hurt the child’s ear and manhandled him (? 380). That makes a person think that there was some abuse from the father. The last

The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke is the story of a boy who is taken to bed by his drunk father “The whiskey on your breath” (1), the boy has a rough trip to his bed, his father stumbles around the kitchen and knocks down a few pans, which upsets her mother “Could not unfrown itself”(8). When the kid finally arrives to his bed he does not want to let go of his dad “Then waltzed me off to bed”, “Still clinging to your shirt” (15-16), I believe because he wants to avoid any confrontation between his parents. My perception did change from the beginning to the end, when I read the title I thought the author was referring to the dance but as I read more and more it was clear that I was a metaphor. I think the effect is that a kid’s

In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, was a great poem that can mean many different things to many different people of this world. To me I think it was just a boy who just wanted to spend time with his dad before he has to go to bed. The boy probably does not get to spend time with his dad that much. The father probably works all day and all week and this is the only time the boy gets to spend with him. Roethke use of words in this poem is amazing. The use of the words in this story can mean different things to the reader. The first word to look at is the word waltz. In the dictionary the word waltz is a dance for a fast triple meter song. This is just what the father is doing with his son but his is drunk and dizzy. “But I hung on

While it is true that “My Papa’s Waltz” uses what would be perceived as negative connotation, it does not necessarily define the story. As much as the average reader would think that this story is about abuse, that was not the author’s intention. Theodore Roethke wrote this poem with nothing but fondness for his father; however, many still believe that as uninspired as that message of abuse may be, there could still be a reason for it to be there. Being a poem gives it that pull that allows it to be interpreted both ways. You could say that both sides of the poem were meant to be present but that’s just not as satisfying. It seems that with “My Papa’s Waltz” people are one way or the other, no in between. Even if somebody were to know the history of the author which involves his much-praised father, it's possible that they might still think the story is of abuse. While the subject of “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke has spurred passionate academic debate from professors, scholars, and students alike, the imagery, syntax, and diction of the poem clearly support the interpretation that Roethke writes “My Papa’s Waltz” as a nostalgic ode to his father. Roethke wanted to express the fondness he had for his father as a child even though his dad was not perfect.

While the subject of “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke has spurred passionate academic debate from professors, scholars, and students alike, the imagery, syntax, and diction of the poem clearly support the interpretation that Roethke writes “My Papa’s Waltz” as a loving relationship between an imperfect father and young son.

If you were a college-athlete what would you do if you got paid a tremendous amount of money? Right now, no college athlete are getting paid for their work, but it is a very strong debate going on in the country whether they should or not. Many people believe that since they are spending several hours into their sports, to entertain the world, that they deserve some type of payment. There are several amounts of pros and cons of paying college athletes, and you have to really “dissect” it and imagine about their future. From my standpoint, I believe that college-athletes should not be paid because of the risk of them forgetting about their academics, using their money for non-important items, and because most of them are “technically” getting paid.

My Papa’s Waltz. In this poem, Theodore Roethke recounts a memory of abuse from his father. Roethke recounts, “We romped until the pans/Slid from the shelf;/My mother’s countenance/Could not unfrown itself” (Roethke 5-9). In this poem, Theodore discusses how his father would come home drunk and beat him.

In the poem "My Papa's Waltz" written by Theodore Roethke, the interpretation of the poem depends on the readers`perspective. Some people think that this poem is one of a happy exchange 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.

Children are the future of the world and need to be nurtured and educated in the best conditions. Thus, parenting is one of the most challenging and admirable responsibilities that people can experience. Parenting plays important roles in the development of children’s characteristics. Some people nurture children depending on their own ways. Others get advice from friends or books. Parenting can be divided into three groups: authoritative, permissive, and democratic parenting.

In the poem My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke, he looks back in his memory as a child and explains the love he has for his father despite all the flaws his father holds. Roethke describes his emotions through this poem by using diction, imagery, and the use of tone.

Kövecses classifies conceptual metaphors based on their conventionality, function, nature and the level of metaphor generality. When it comes to conventionality from the linguistic point of view, it implies arbitrary use of some expressions that will stand for some phenomenon. Examples of these may be "love is a journey", ''argument is a war", ''theories are buildings". These examples of conventional conceptual metaphors are ''deeply entrenched ways of thinking about or understanding an abstract domain,