Poem Analysis: Father And Son Drinking

In the poem, there is a father and son and it shows that the father kind of becomes rough with him due to the fact he has been drinking. The speaker (the son) is reflecting on the events that happen on the evening before his father put him to bed. His bonding time with his father before bed and how they would interact in a way that may seem rough but loving at the same time. And due to his father drinking, he can't seem to control his actions and seems to be uncoordinated. Because in lines four and five it says "we romped until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf" , showing that he may have knocked over things in the there due to him drinking and not have proper coordination or balance.
While all this is happening the speaker says that hi mother stood there and watched them and looking as if she may have been not too happy about them romping around and his father being rough with him but does nothing because it's that severe that she needs to intervene or jump in and stop it.And then he sees that his mother seems to be upset with his father and probably is due to him …show more content…
While he and son dance around the kitchen (also the poem follows the A,B,A,B) the theme of the poem shows the bond between father and son and even though the speaker scrapes his ear on his father's shirt showing the bond between the two and how he loves and greatly looks up to his