Those Winter Sundays

by Robert Hayden

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Those Winter Sundays Questions and Answers

Identify the metaphor and connotation in the poem "Those Winter Sundays."

Identify three descriptions of the father that show his care in "Those Winter Sundays."

The phrase “fearing the chronic angers of that house,” might indicate what?

In "Those Winter Sundays," what does the speaker mean by saying, "What did I know, what did I know"?

What literary devices and style does the author use in "Those Winter Sundays"?

What figure of speech is being used in the line "I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking"?

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What are the speaker’s various feelings in “Those Winter Sundays”?

Quote an adjective from the first stanza of "Those Winter Sundays" that shows that it is very cold.

What did the speaker's father do in "Those Winter Sundays"?

How do imagery, metaphors, and similes contribute to the meaning of "Those Winter Sundays"? How do they relate to the emotions or ideas communicated by the poem?

In Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays," what seems to be the speaker's attitude toward his father now?

Why are the multiple meanings of the word "offices" in line 14 of important to the poem "Those Winter Sundays"?

In “Those Winter Sundays,” what point is the narrator making? Is his father loving and kind, or is he mean and stern? What does the narrator mean when he states, “What did I know / of love’s austere and lonely offices”?

What does the father sacrifice in the poem? Why is it a great sacrifice for him?

What is one dominant theme in Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden and how does the diction, speaker, and tone help in developing that them?

Discuss the meaning of the poem "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden.  Please include details.

What are the speaker's various feelings in "Those Winter Sundays"? What do you understand from the words "chronic anger" and "austere"?  

Comment on the structure of the poem "Those Winter Sundays."

How do you know that the speaker in the poem "Those Winter Sundays" is a boy?

In "Those Winter Sundays," what does the coldness in the house represent?

How does Hayden use tactile and visual imagery to underscore the poem's meaning in "Those Winter Sundays"?

Is the son afraid of his father in the poem “Those Winter Days”?

In the poem "Those Winter Sundays" I'm trying to understand the overall meaning of the poem along with the form of it. However, considering the only sonnet-like attributes the poem has is the fact it has 14 lines and is maybe a love poem (not sure), it’s not very sonnet-ish. The poem doesn’t rhyme and is not written in regular iambic pentameter, leading me to ask: What does everyone believe to be the form of the poem (sonnet?)? and how the form contributes to the poem's main message (love?). Would love for some feedback, thank you everyone!

In "Those Winter Sundays", describe the speakers feelings as a youth and then later as a man, about his father and his home.

What are the three main points made in Robert Hayden's "The Winter Sundays?"

What do you learn about the old man's character from the poem?

In the poem "Those Winter Sundays" what is the effect of the poem's final question? How do you feel about the speaker by the end of the poem?

How do the images and word choice used in "Those Winter Sundays" help emphasise the change that has occured in the speaker's feelings towards his father?

How might one compare and contrast "My Papa's Waltz" (by Theodore Roethke) and "Those Winter Sundays" (by Robert Hayden)?

When did the father used to wake the speaker up?

Those Winter Sundays by: Robert Hayden Why does the speaker feel guilty when he thinks of his youth?

How does the point of view in Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays" help shape the story and our interpretation of it and what thematic life lesson or moral does it convey?

Why are the multiple meanings of the word "offices" in line 14 important to the poem "Those Winter Sundays"?

In the poem "Those Winter Sundays," by Robert Hayden, what are the son's feeling towards his father?

In Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" what words indicate that the poet's attitudes have changed since the time depicted in the poem?

Other than having "driven out the cold", what has the father done for his son? To what might "chronic angers" refer?

What is the precis of "Those Winter Sundays"?

Comment on the presentation of parental love in "Those Winter Sundays" and "Mother to Son."

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How do particular sections of Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays" suggest particular emotions or beliefs?

How can I compare and contrast the parents in "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden and "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes?

Imagery addresses the five senses. When is its purpose useful and effective in "Those Winter Sundays?"

In "Those Winter Sundays" by Sheffey, how does the speaker convey his feelings so powerfully to the reader?

In the poem "Those Winter Sundays," from what point in time does the speaker view the subject of matter of the poem? What has happened to him in the interval?

How has sound quality been placed into the poem, and how does sound link everything melodically? This is about the "Those winter Sundays" by Robert E. Hayden.

What is an analysis of “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden?