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Vanessa Cruz Dr. Griffin English 12 18 November 2013 "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.
Commented [VC1]: This word makes me think about people at a bar just drinking and watching a football game. Commented [VC2]: This word makes me think about children spinning around in their yards. Commented [VC3]: This word makes me think of funeral homes. Commented [VC4]: This word makes me think about elegant people dancing away at a ball.

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

Commented [VC5]: This word makes me think of athletes playing rough in their games. Commented [VC6]: This word makes me think of someone cooking. Commented [VC7]: This word makes me think of warmth and love. Commented [VC8]: This word makes me think of someone upset or angry.

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

Commented [VC9]: This word makes me think of big hands or small hands. Commented [VC10]: This word makes me think of something damaged. Commented [VC11]: This word makes me think of moving closer to what you want. Commented [VC12]: This word makes me think of a child who has just fallen and hurt themselves.

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

Commented [VC13]: This word makes me think of someone who just accomplished something. Commented [VC14]: This makes me think of something difficult. Commented [VC15]: This word makes me think of tiredness. Commented [VC16]: This word makes me think of someone holding onto something.

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