Posted by Tatyana Lazukova (24.23.55.15) on June 28, 2005 at 6:05:13 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "My Papa's Waltz" posted by Paul Kennedy on June 27, 2005 at 9:37:13 p.m.:
Hi Paul,
I agree with you that this is not the best memory from the childhood. Reading about elements of poetry improved my understanding of this poem. I undestood how different elements enhance and underline the meaning of the poem. This poem is bery tense and the childhood memory may still bother the author of the poem.
>After hearing and seeing the different elements in the poem I realize this poem is not at all happy childhood memory but a very unpleasant memory. One where the child is actually hanging on for his life.