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Those Winter Sundays

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Poetry Analysis

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1
The poem's setting is significant because it helps contrast-
the presence of the father and the absence of the mother
the family's physical closeness and emotional distance
the different values of the siblings within the family
the opinions of the hardworking father and the lazy child
2
Why is the multiple meaning of the word offices in line 14 important to the poem?
It refers to both a duty and a service done for others.
It indicates the size of the speaker's house.
It conveys the father's mixed emotions.
It refers to both a place and an executive position.
3
The photograph reinforces the poem's tone of
desperation
melancholy
whimsy
indifference
4
The tone of the poem can best be described as
regretful
optimistic
self-righteous
carefree
5
In line 5, the sentence "No one ever thanked him" suggest the poem explores the theme of-
suppressed excitement
uninformed judgement
belated gratitude
domestic strife
6
The author begins a new stanza in line 6 most likely to indicate a shift from-
a focus on the father to a focus on the speaker
an uncritical attitude to a self-critical attitude
the distant past to the immediate future
literal language to figurative language