Summary Of My Papa's Waltz By Theodore Roethke

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In “My Papa’s Waltz,” author Theodore Roethke vividly revisits a childhood memory with his father in mind as he tries dissolve a deeper meaning from his relationship between the two. The tone of the excerpt can be seen as both a maniacal but warm-hearted moment that takes place in a common household. Roethke's work can taken into many different points of views which puts metaphorical spin on the poem to keep the reader baffled. Many examples of this strategy can be found all throughout the passage. At the very end of the poem he describes a moment where he’s going about the house dancing with his father who has just been through laborious day of work. This can be concluded from the phrase “with a palm caked hard by dirt,” which is illustrating