Robert Hayden writes in his poem, “Those Winter Sundays,” from the perspective of an adult reflecting on his relationship with his father through his childhood. Using reflective poetic devices such as imagery, contrasts, and parallels, Hayden conveys the overall theme of guilt and regret. Initially, Hayden employs the use of imagery as a descriptive device to begin to develop the overall theme of guilt and regret. Visual imagery is first employed when the speaker acknowledges that his father awoke in the “black blue cold,” (line 2) possessing “cracked hands that ached,” (line 3). The father is depicted visually as a hard worker, tired from his weekday manual labor job, but persevering through this painful, bone-chilling cold for the sake of his family. Furthermore, the author utilizes tactile imagery, which conveys the physical experiences of …show more content…
The speaker mentions moving about the house almost cautiously, “fearing the chronic angers of that house,” (line 9). This line suggests a rather tense, uncomfortable atmosphere as if the speaker felt they needed to walk on eggshells, whereas “the cold splintering, breaking,” (line 6) evokes the sharp, biting sensation of the coldness of the winter. Altogether, this poem heavily deploys imagery to expand upon the overall theme of guilt that the speaker feels to contribute to the poem’s emotional depth and further convey the relationship between the speaker and his father by displaying images of physical and emotional pain and turmoil. Additionally, Hayden utilizes both the uses of contrasts as well as parallelisms to contribute to the depth of the poem and its overall theme of guilt. One of the central contrasts seen in
The poem, “Those Winter Sundays,” by Robert Hayden is about an adult reflecting on his childhood relationship with his Father. The speaker in the poem describes a normal “Winter Sunday” in his childhood. Using primarily imagery and tone, Hayden reveals the speaker’s feelings towards his relationship with his Father, which is described as “cold,” but in the end, the speaker reveals he was blind to how his Father showed affection. In the first stanza, Hayden uses an allusion and images to suggest the
I can relate to the characters in Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”. My dad has always been a hard working person. He has always provided for his family, not just our needs but our wants as well. He has taught me to work hard and appreciate everything we have. He has also taught me to be respectful and treat people the right way. I will always appreciate everything he has done for our family through the years. The character “Mama” in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” reminds me a lot of my mother
son relationships are important in families. A father is not only a hard worker and provider for his family, but also a man that spends time with and takes care of his children. In Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”, and in Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” are two poems that tell a story of the relationship between father and son. In these two poems, the reader takes a look back at how their fathers had treated them. Both parents were not perfect, their children had love and respect for them
Love in My Papa's Waltz, Facts, Night Driving, Those Winter Sundays, Digging, and Daddy I have elected to analyze seven poems spoken by a child to its parent. Despite a wide variety of sentiments, all share one theme: the deep and complicated love between child and parent. The first poem, "My Papa's Waltz," by Theodore Roethke (Page 18) presents a clear picture of the young man's father, from line one. "Whiskey" on the father's breath is one of many clues in appearance that mold a rough
Riyadh Albader Dr. Alyson Lynn ENGL2030-32 April 16, 2015 Those Winter Sundays The poem these winter Sundays is a beautiful poem and the writer name is Robert Hayden and discuss father role in the poem. Poem looks simple if the analyzing deeply so understand that poem is complicated. The poem main theme is that discusses the father role and the child would worry because fearing the father of his behavior and strict toughness. In addition, the writer explains in various ways as positive or negative
Md Syful Islam J. Baumgartner Eng102.0822 June 5, 2015 Essay #2, Revision Fathers To most individuals, a father is not a man who fertilizes a mother’s egg- rather- a father is one who dedicates time and energy for his family as he is the backbone of the household. “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke and “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden are two similar poems that speak about the relationship between fathers and their children. Though their fathers were not flawless, in retrospect, respectively
Good Parenting This essay is an analysis of the comparison between the poems “My Papa’s Waltz” by Roethke, and “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden, and also which role of the two fathers are close to being the best one when it comes to good parenting.This analysis will emphasize the importance of good parenting, and it is long term affects on children. A good parent is someone who will put their children’s needs before their own. Just because someone people are labeled as parents, that
are usually striking. As a result, this essay is going emphasize on several poems that I find intriguing discussing the senses and sounds to formulate my own interpretations. A brutal direct poem that’s very powerful is Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” (Hayden, 551). In this poem, the writer employs concrete specifics and sensory descriptions to create a literal image for readers to resourcefully create. For example, at the beginning of “Those Winter Sunders” the speaker reflects back on
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