1. Exactly how does the situation in My Papa¡¯s Waltz and the poem itself fulfill

or defy your expectations? 

2. How does it answer your questions? How does it characterize the waltz and the speaker¡¯s feelings about it? 

3. Which words are most suggestive in these terms? 

4. What clues are there in the word choice that an adult is remembering a childhood experience? How scared was the boy at the time? 

5. How does the grown adult now evaluate the emotions he felt when he was a boy?