Period 5 2/21/11 Theodore Roethke: Impact on Literature There are many influential aspects of life such as a person ’s childhood‚ family‚ or career just to name a few. What makes these effects so influential is their impact on everyday habits and important decisions people have to make. Poets are no exception to this same idea. In fact‚ the events that affect the poet ’s life can be seen through his or her writings. Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century poet‚ is a great example of this concept
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“I want to photosynthesize” (Theodore Roethke). Representing the parallels between photosynthesizing and growth‚ transcendentalist poet Theodore Huebner Roethke focuses on the experiences he has with the symbolic greenhouse‚ which his childhood centers on‚ in Saginaw‚ Michigan. The American poet illustrates the association of nature with freedom in the coming of age poem “Child On top of a Greenhouse. The poem involves a persona that is breaking free of the confinement of the greenhouse; a child
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Roethke Research Paper In 1908‚ Theodore Huebner Roethke was born in Saginaw‚ Michigan. There he was raised by his mother and father‚ who owned a greenhouse with their uncle. As a child‚ he spent much time in the greenhouse observing the nature‚ which greatly influenced his future works. Roethke attended Arthur Hill High School and later graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1929. Afterword he took a few graduate classes at Michigan and Harvard‚ but was unhappy and left
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<b>Title:</b> The Sloth by Theodore Roethke<br><br><b>Paraphrase:</b> A lazy sloth is in a tree. Someone asks him something and he acts as if he does not hear‚ but he is thinking about it. He acts like you heard what his answer was‚ even though he didn’t say anything. Lazily‚ he goes back to sleep knowing the answer to what you asked him and assuming that you know it too.<br><br><b>Connotation:</b><br><li>1st‚ 2nd and 3rd lines - wanting the world to go by a little quicker than it is. This is
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with his father. The poem does‚ in fact‚ show a couple positive memories but in this case‚ the bad outweighs the good. Although some may believe it is a positive memory‚ there is more evidence in the poem that shows why it is a negative memory for Roethke. First off‚ Children want to have good memories from their childhood with their mother and father. But sadly this is not the case in Roethke’s poem. According to the poem‚ “The whiskey on your breath/ could make a small boy dizzy” (1-2). Here
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To exemplify‚ Theodore Roethke carefully chooses specific word choice such as "beat" and "death" to portray a negative meaning in his poetry "My Papa’s Waltz." With these words included in his work‚ he will have a reader create a negative image in mind. However‚ the author represents
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“My Papa’s Waltz” is a poem written by Theodore Roethke that describes a childhood memory of a son and his father doing their nightly “waltz”. The poem portrays the traumatic memory using metaphors. For example‚ the waltzing that takes place actually symbolizes the abuse the child received from his father. At a glance‚ the poem seems to be about an innocent relationship between a father and son. However‚ the poem describes a traumatic flashback of a father abusing his son. “My Papa’s Waltz” reflects
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"My Papa’s Waltz" by Theodore Roethke is a four quatrain poem written in iambic trimeter. The rhyme scheme present is abab‚ cdcd‚ efef‚ and ghgh. In the poem‚ the son is remembering a time when his father‚ who was excessively drunk at the time‚ carrying him through the kitchen off to bed. It was a rough‚ almost abusive‚ journey though because his father‚ who is already drunkenly waltzing him‚ is probably not used to handling things with care at work since his hands are described as "caked hard by
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Theodore Roethke is‚ at first glance‚ a poem about a tender father dancing with his son. However‚ using literary elements such as symbols‚ allusion‚ imagery‚ metaphor‚ tone‚ rhyme‚ and simile‚ it is revealed that the relationship between them is more complex and darker than we imagine. Despite the seemingly playful moment‚ the poem portrays the theme of violence and abuse. I will unveil the hidden underlying interpretation of domestic abuse through the analysis of this poem. To begin‚ Roethke uses allusion
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Knew a Woman" by Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke wrote of the beauty of a woman and how she captivated a man in his poem "I Knew a Woman." Roethke describes a sexual attraction radiating from the man towards the woman that eventually is explored. Who the man is to the women is never revealed but one may interpret him as someone who didn ’t get to spend his life with this woman but rather had a beautiful love affair with her long ago and is now reminiscing. Roethke ’s opening verse is arresting
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