Posted by Maggie Campbell (68.124.110.88) on June 27, 2005 at 7:11:05 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "My Papa's Waltz" posted by Maggie Campbell on June 27, 2005 at 2:26:54 p.m.:
I have more feelings now with this poem since I can hear a tone of voice that is used. Roethke uses rhyme and symbol to create a powerful poem that has a hidden meaning for this boy and his father. I still am unsure if his father beats him, but the tone makes me believe this is what is happening.