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- ‘ my father moved through dooms of love’ by E.E. Cummings is a complex, beautiful poem in which the poet depicts his father’s life. The speaker, who is Cummings himself, describes his father through nature-related images. The poem starts off with spring, moves to summer and winter while also referring back to the initial brightness of spring.
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‘Daddy‘ by Sylvia Plath uses emotional, and sometimes, painful metaphors to depict the poet’s own opinion of her father. The poem begins with the speaker describing her father in several different, striking ways. He is, at once, a “black shoe” she was trapped within, a vampire, a fascist and a Nazi.
Summary. ‘ my father moved through dooms of love’ by E.E. Cummings is a complex, beautiful poem in which the poet depicts his father’s life. The speaker, who is Cummings himself, describes his father through nature-related images.
- Female
- October 9, 1995
- Poetry Analyst And Editor
‘ The Gift’ by Li-Young Lee is a thoughtful poem inspired by a childhood memory that’s at once painful and soothing. In the first lines of the poem, the speaker (commonly considered to be Li-Young Lee himself) begins by describing how his father distracted him in order to remove a metal splinter from his palm.
- Female
- October 9, 1995
- Poetry Analyst And Editor
Central Message: The value of spending time with loved ones. Themes: Death, Nature. Speaker: The author himself. Emotions Evoked: Anxiety, Fear, Joyfulness. Poetic Form: Free Verse. Time Period: 20th Century. 'Father and Son' honors the author's father and advises readers to cherish their relationships with loved ones.
- Female
- July 27, 1999
- Poetry Analyst
Li-Young Lee’s poem “A Story” delves deeper into the nature of human relationships. In every relationship, there is a point when we have to say goodbye to our dear ones. In this poem, a father struggles with reality and will find himself unable to satisfy his son after a certain period.
‘As I Grew Older’ by Langston Hughes is a powerful poem about dreams, racism, and a speaker’s determination to attain a brighter future. In the first part of this poem, the speaker begins by looking back on their life and remembering how they used to have a “dream.” Their dream was “like a sign” in front of them.
Those winter Sundays by Robert Hayden is a wonderful poem that describes the realization and awakening that a child develops for his fathers work effort and love. The author writes the poem as a reflection as to remember the dedicated pain staking work the father engaged in on a regular basis, working even on Sundays.
