Sunday's Too

Details

* “Sundays too my father got up early”-This is the core of the poem.

* “no one ever thanked him”-Feelings of being unappreciated.

* “fearing the chronic angers of that house”- Out of place. Changes the context.

* Difficult to understand the context of the line, “love’s austere and lonely offices”.

* Form is fairly simple. Presents ideas in an organized manner.

* “speaking indifferently to him”-Turning point of the poem. Changes the mood.

* “cold splintering, breaking”-Interesting description of the coal.

* “who had driven out the cold”-Explain the father’s job description.

Importance

1) “Sundays too my father got up early”

2) “fearing the chronic angers of that house”

3) “no one ever thanked him”

The first line of the poem introduces the core of the poem. It gives rise to the ideas of the speaker’s father being a hardworking man and working many days of his life. He has to get up early and even work on the Sabbath in order to take care of his family. This is a great representation of sacrifice and was chosen as the single most important idea because it provides so much meaning to the actions and characterizations described in the text.

The context of the poem takes a huge turn in significance with the line “fearing the chronic angers of that happens”. It makes the reader question the reasoning behind the line. The verses go from describing a hardworking man to conveying emotions of unhappiness. This led me to believe that even though the father was a good provider and driven by his work, he had to endure much pain both physically and mentally. The speaker and his or her family didn’t reside in a happy household. There were generally vibes of a tense nature present between the members of their family which caused the gloomy feelings.

The fact that “no one ever thanked” the father for all of the tough labor and suffering he experienced might be able to somewhat describe the reason for the hostility in their home. I...