“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke

“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke write a paragraph of 100-150 words which will tell the main point you want to make about My Papa's Waltz, including the title and author of the poem and the thesis statement • give some sentences to back that up that main point, including quotations or paraphrases • write a concluding or “clincher” sentence of summary. 3. Write the paragraph for the homework assignment such that the paragraph contains • the main point you want to make about the poem, including the title and author of the poem and the thesis statement • several sentences to back that up that main point using some quotations from the poem; document quotations from the poem according to How to Do MLA Citations in How To’s • a concluding or clincher sentence of summary to wrap up the paragraph. (A clincher sentence is kind of a "big bang" at the end of the paper that brings it all together with a meaningful, memorable sentence.) 4. Give the author and title of the poem, as demonstrated in the example above. 5. Include a work cited entry for the poem according to How to Do MLA Citations in How To’s. 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.