Poems about Fathers Name Institution Poems about Fathers Introduction Poems carry a deeper meaning than the simple language used by their authors. The legendary works My Fathers Hat, My Papa’s Waltz and Those Winter Sundays all carry the theme of children’s relationship with their fathers. All these poems are narrated by adults who are trying to remember a part of their childhood, as well as the bond that they had with their fathers. Although the themes of these three poems are obvious, the authors use stylistic devices such as metaphors, imagery and tone to present the mood and theme of the poems. One of the poems that heavily rely on similes is My Papa’s Walt by Theodore Roethke. In this poem, the narrator uses different connotations of similes to present his theme. In the opening line, the author states that the whiskey on his father’s breath “c
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