Posted by Sara Dastoum (24.10.25.68) on June 28, 2005 at 3:17:03 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "My Papa's Waltz" posted by Tatyana Lazukova on June 27, 2005 at 9:52:04 p.m.:
I agree that the poem is about a boy's memory of his drunk father. The elements of poetry also helped me to enhance my understanding of the poem. I agree that the elements such as rhyme helps to point out the tension.
>Hearing the poem and reading how the elements of poetry work in this poem changed my first impression and enhanced my understanding of the poem. I was able to see the situation only from the boy’s point of view. However, I learned that the situation may be interpreted also from the father’s and mother’s point of view. Rhyme in “My Papa’s Waltz” helps the reader feel the tense situation.