‘“The Secret Heart”‚ by Robert Peter Tristram‚ was about the narrator’s father showing him love by checking on him while he is sleeping‚ to ensure that the narrator was safe and sleeping peacefully. The poem by Robert Hayden‚ “Those Winter Sundays”‚ was about the narrator being ungrateful to his father and did not appreciate the things his father did for him. The theme that both poems have in common was that you should express your love before it is too late. From the poem‚ “The Secret Heart”‚ the
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James Gollon Mr. Gehrman AP Literature and Composition 8 December 2014 Icy Hot Robert Hayden’s‚ Those Winter Sundays‚ is what we would call a constantly changing climate. Throughout the poem‚ Hayden uses the theme of cold and warm to express his feelings about his relationship with his father. When he uses the word “cold‚” in his poem‚ it seems that the emotions he’s feeling with his father are rather “cold” and disheartened. When he uses the word “warm‚” in the poem‚ it seems that the feelings
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Those Winter Sundays. Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold‚ then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. I’d wake and hear the cold splintering‚ breaking. When the rooms were warm‚ he’d call‚ and slowly I would rise and dress‚ fearing the chronic angers of that house‚ Speaking indifferently to him‚ who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did
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Robert Hayden’s language and imagery in his poem “Those Winter Sundays” reveal the speaker’s tone for his childhood indifference to his father’s subtle love as well as his adult admiration for his father’s sacrifice. The speaker‚ an adult now‚ recognizes the indifference that was between him and his father throughout his childhood. He now regrets the times when his father worked hard to provide for the family‚ but never was thanked. The father went through everyday life‚ “laboring on the weekdays
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The meaning of “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is to show the familiar‚ familial love that is relatable by most people. From the beginning of the story and all throughout the boys shows his father-son love that he does not understand and fully appreciate until he is reminiscing about his father and how he always got up early‚ even on Sundays. The boy is not just an unappreciative child‚ he is simply a growing boy; he has a lot to learn. His growing through the poem shows the father-son relationship
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The poem “Those Winter Sundays‚” by Robert Hayden‚ tells a story about a boy’s affection for his father. Throughout the poem‚ it can be seen how much the son admired his father. Also‚ it can be seen how much his father selflessly did for his family and how this related to how his son felt about him. Lastly‚ this poem has made me think of how this relates to my own life. This poem is from the perspective of a man telling about his experiences from his youth. He tells how “Sundays too [his] father
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My Papa’s Walt’s compared & contrast to Those Winter Sundays My Papa ’s Waltz‚ by Theodore Roethke‚ and Those Winter Sundays‚ by Robert Hayden‚ are similar comparing the fathers. In the poems the two fathers are caring and giving the children love and support‚ a father should always do for their children‚ by doing so‚ he gains their love and respect. In the two poems Roethke and Hayden take an admiring look back at the actions of their fathers‚ although; they both imply that their
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April 18‚ 2014 “Those Winter Sundays” VS. “My Papa’s Waltz” “Those Winter Sundays‚” Robert Hayden and “My Papa’s Waltz‚” Theodore Roethke describe the emotional and personal relationship between the son and their father. Both narrators seem to be reflecting on a childhood memory of their father. The two poems‚ “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papa’s Waltz‚” show a father’s love for his family. “Those Winter Sundays” in line 12‚ Hayden states‚ “Polished my good
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their relationship‚ others can relate to the message as well. Two poems about this are “Those Winter Sundays” and “How to Change a Frog Into a Prince”. “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is a poem that explores a grown-up child‚ reflecting on how she was raised. In “How to Change a Frog Into a Prince” Anna Denise shows the process of helping a child grow into a young adult. The poems "Those Winter Sundays" and "How to Change a Frog Into a Prince" show parents trying to learn the process of raising
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simple easily to define words. That’s what makes poetry so wonderful it can be done and analyzed in many perspectives from audience‚ character‚ environment‚ and even the situation it gives people. When looking at the poems My Papa’s Waltz and Those Winter Sundays I see similarities and contrasts between the two. When you read My Papa’s Waltz it at first seems like a simple rhyming poem ABAB but then you read and there is little to no interpretation to be had‚ it’s about a drunkard abusive Father beating
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