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The poems Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden and My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke are two very similar works of literature. Both poems deal with the narrator looking back on the lives of their fathers and recalling certain events from the past. Those Winter Sundays deals with the narrator looking back on how her father sacrificed everything for the family and was never fully appreciated. My Papa’s Waltz deals with the narrator looking back at a time where he played joyfully with his father.
The poem My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke deals with the narrator’s recollection of his father. Although certain references throughout the poem such as “the whiskey on your breath�(line1), and “the hand that held my wrist was battered on one knuckle�(lines 9-10) could possibly suggest that the father had a slight drinking or anger problem, most readers find the poem to be cheerful and fun. It is very possible that the narrator is telling the story to describe and......

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