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March 15th 2016, in Composition II, Mrs. Henry assigned her class to read different poems. After that she called the groups up to the front to answer a question at the end of the poem. One stood out the most out of all the ones discussed. The questions asked were how old do you believe the speaker was at the time he recalls in the second and third stanzas, and what details suggest this age? In the poem, "Those Winter Sundays" the speaker, Robert Hayden, suggests an by his feelings, actions and the father's actions.
First, an age is suggested by the speakers feelings. However, the feeling that the audience sees is later on when Robert Hayden is appreciating the work his father did for him. The speaker in this poem was obviously

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