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Analysis Of My Papa's Waltz By Theodore Roethke

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In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, papa is lost but yet memories stay with the child forever. A family member can bring back a whole life of memories and experience to someone as they are engraved in the loving memory. The theme of this poem is that a person’s close relation is lost, yet they’ll be still with the family despite the emptiness. In this poem papa’s waltz kept the memory alive, using imagery and metaphors as the main connection between the reader and the speaker it creates a deep relatable symphony for the readers to interpret.
Imagery is a very important part of “My Papa’s Waltz” because it is one of the reasons the speaker is able to keep the memories of papa. The visuals of papa’s waltz gives a very interesting clue
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