Poetry, a type of writing, also as a kind of art work, which can lead the reader to know the feeling and story of the poet. In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Roethke, the author emphasizes the situation which is so extreme or surprising them by enlarging the event that exaggerate the real fact. The poet also uses one thing to describe the other that can let people to imagine the vivid movement. Or compare two different objects can let the readers to connect by themselves. In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz,” the author use hyperbole, simile and metaphor to effectively describe the altercation between the speaker and his father. Roethke describes the situation between the son and his father by using hyperbole. For instance, in line 1 and line 2 the