Dad By Elaine Feinstein

The song that Ill be analyzing in this commentary is called Dad by Elaine Feinstein. This poem is an emotional and lyrical poem in which the agent is reflecting and recalling upon the memories of her departed fattyher. The main tones that are portrayed in this poem are sorrow, warmheartedness and mournfulness, and one way in which this is portrayed is finished the methodology in which the poem is read, which is in a slow rhythmic speech and enjambment since it is a free verse poem. The authors intentions behind this poem are clear. She is simply characterization her loving feelings for her father and the grief that she undergoes through his decease.She shows her intentions through the loving lines and sentimental memories, for example in lines 1-3 Those black fat raisins you like to press into my palm from your soft heavy hands the author recalls such simple yet meaningful memories with great detail which shows that she wanted the memories dearly. Signs of grief are shown fr om when the she moans about her father, such as in lines 12-14 when she says, Beached c senior, white-faced, shivering. What happened, old bull, my loyal hoarse-voiced warrior? In these lines, Elaine uses diction to prove a stronger point .As hygienic as that, Elaine uses lots of imagery throughout this poem, such as in that last quote and in lines 4-6 I see you staggering binding up the path with sacks of potatoes from some local farm, fresh eggs, flowers. This quote even so also shows how dearly she loved her father. Imagery is an effective poetic fraud for this poem since it generates/creates an emotional connection for the audience/reader making her means clearer. As well as imagery, the author uses many different poetic devices, for example in lines 13-14 when she says Beached cold, white-faced, shivering.What happened, old bull, my loyal hoarse-voiced warrior? she is using a parable and comparing her father to a bull, which is a courageous and strong animal. With this metaphor, Elaine is portraying how dearly she loved her father and how he was a bull in her eyes. As well as that in lines 5-6 when Elaine says Farm, fresh eggs, flowers the author uses head rhyme to evokes emotion and the pleasing tone of alliteration then catches the readers attention before telling the audience about her fathers death Every day I grieve at the abrogate of line 6.