My Papa’s Waltz: brutal or lighthearted? Whenever a poem is written without a clear understanding on how it should be interpreted both positive and negative emotions arise. One might try to pick up on the catchy rhymes that are meant for it to be comical‚ while other notice the harsh adjective and nouns associating with death. When a poem combines the innocence of a child at play associating with a drunken‚ hardworking father a lighthearted and brutal mental picture arises in one’s head. In the
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My Favourite Author “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth‚ but if you have good thoughts‚ they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” -Roald Dahl Roald Dahl has written numerous children’s books in his career as a writer. He had fun playing around with
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Papa’s Waltz" is mostly positive. The poem is about a specific type of dance‚ which is established thrice: by the title as well as lines 4 and 15. The father waltzed with his child at bedtime‚ a spirited attempt to bring elegance into a humble home. Waltzing is often associated with royalty‚ emperors dancing in palaces to the music of Johann Strauss II‚ good living! The verb "romped" in the second stanza is strong evidence that this was a playful activity for both father and son‚ a bonding experience
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LOVE By Jesse Stuart The short story Love written by Jesse Stuart tells us about a minor happening somewhere on a corn farm from the point of view of one of the character – a boy or a young man‚ whose name isn’t given to us. The story starts with the exposition. We get acquainted with the protagonist‚ his father and their dog‚ Bob‚ who go to the edge of a new corn ground to plan a fence. The setting of the story is established in the exposition. It isn’t profound. We simply find
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connotations and detail that could be understood as positive or negative‚ but in my eyes‚ the word choice and intense details seem indicate a more sullen tone and a more abusive behavior towards the speaker. This poem is about a father and a son “waltzing” in their kitchen with their mother watching. Roethke does use a few words such as clinging and romped that could indicate a playful dance and a child clinging to their loving father not wanting to go to bed; however‚ there is more predominant language
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novels he refers to. Here’s some help: This novel was first published in 1764. The plot takes place in Italy in the Twelfth century. The main characters of the book include: Manfred‚ the illegitimate Prince of Otranto; Hippolita‚ Manfred’s wife; Matilda‚ 18‚ Manfred’s daughter; Conrad‚ 15‚ Manfred’s son - "the darling of his father"; Isabella‚ Conrad’s fiance; Father Jerome‚ a priest; Theodore‚ a young peasant and the actual Prince of Otranto; and the Knight of the Gigantic Saber‚ Isabella’s father
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Tran Huynh Ms. Lavarini English 110 26 September 2013 How Can Id‚ Ego‚ and Superego Cause a Psychological Battle in “The Necklace”? The short story “The Necklace” was published in 1884 in France. It was written by Guy de Maupassant (1850 – 1893) who was considered one of the greatest fathers of the short story. In “The Necklace”‚ the significant historical events and social roles play an important role in the psychological development of the main characters. According to Freud‚ the
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In "Fever 1789" it is told first person by Matilda during a dramatic period of death and sorrow. There is Yellow Fever killing everybody and everything in its path. Matilda gives good descriptions of what is happening in the world around her. One example is trying to take care of her mother when in fact her mother has the fever. The description has her mother
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This is also seen at the very beginning of the poem. The child states: “But I hung on like death / Such waltzing was not easy (3-4). These lines show that the child is having trouble dancing with the father since he is having to hold on like death and says that the waltzing is not easy. The child also stated: “Then waltzed me off to bed / Still clinging to your shirt (15-16). These lines show that the child is clinging to the father probably
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of the little boy with his father but also that he looks up to him. Another place where an abusive relationship is conveyed is the last 2 lines in the second stanza “My mother’s countenance Could not unfrown itself.” While the father and boy are waltzing around‚ the mother is unhappy with what is happening in front of her which leads me to believe this is not a happy dance around the living room. Another time violence is expressed in the last stanza‚ first line “You beat time on my head.” The word
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