Aim: How do we analyze poems to focus on the controlling idea?

1. Aim: How do we analyze poems to focus on the controlling idea? Do Now: Take out yesterday’s poems. 1. What idea does the poem, “Those Winter Sundays,” present about fathers? 2. From what point of view is the poem written? 3. How would the feelings of the poem change if “winter” were changed to another season?

2. Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Sundaystoomyfathergotupearly andput his clothes on in theblueblackcold, thenwithcrackedhandsthatached fromlabor in theweekdayweathermade bankedfiresblaze. No one ever thankedhim. I’dwakeandhearthecoldsplintering, breaking. Whentheroomswerewarm, he’dcall, andslowly I wouldriseanddress, fearingthechronicangers of thathouse, Speakingindifferentlytohim, whohad drivenoutthecold andpolishedmygoodshoes as well. Whatdid I know, whatdid I know of love’saustereandlonelyoffices?

3. My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke The whiskey on your breath 
 Could make a small boy dizzy; 
 But I hung on like death: 
 Such waltzing was not easy. 

 We romped until the pans 
 Slid from the kitchen shelf; 
 My mother's countenance 
 Could not unfrown itself. 

 The hand that held my wrist 
 Was battered on one knuckle; 
 At every step you missed 
 My right ear scraped a buckle. 

 You beat time on my head 
 With a palm caked hard by dirt, 
 Then waltzed me off to bed 
 Still clinging to your shirt.

4. Multiple Choice 1. Which pairs of words describe the sounds of the fire? a. banked/blaze b. splintering/breaking c. blueblack/cold d. austere/lonely 2. The phrase “lonely offices,” as it is used in ine14, means a. Unloved parent. b. empty hearts. c. silent rooms. d. unappreciated duties. 3. When you consider the poem as a whole, the theme that emerges is a. understanding. b. fear. c. resentment. d. pity. 4. In line 7, the word "countenance" most likely means a. expression b. Arms c. Laughter d. posture 5. Among the following lines from the poem, choose the one that contains a SIMILE. a. "We romped until the pans” b. "The hand that held my wrist” c. "But I hung on like death” d. "With a palm caked hard by dirt” 6. From the speaker's words, we can tell that the father is most likely a. a teacher b. Unemployed c. a farmer d. a doctor Turn each correct multiple choice answer into a complete sentence.

5. Topic: Fathers • What are some possible controlling ideas? • What idea do the two poems convey about fathers? • Can you use any of the adjectives we put on the board yesterday about fathers?