1. My Papa's Waltz
Theodore Rathkes "My Papa's Waltz", purposefully denies us that concise description, using simile imagery that allows a widely varied opinion of the characters playing out the events within the household, based on the readers feelings and experiences. ... A reader who has experienced an alcoholic father develops an image of a drunken man towering over his child, while a reader without that experience draws an image of a man who, after a drink or two, is playing with his son. Elizabeth Bishop, in the opening lines of "The Fish" wrote: "I caught a tremendous fish and held him out of w...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate