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The Question and Answer section for Theodore Roethke: Poems is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Elegy for Jane by Theodore Roethke is an elegy by a teacher on the untimely demise of one of her students; Jane. The girl, Jane, was thrown by a horse, resulting in her untimely death.
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
Dad comes home tipsy........ his son junps into his arms, and they playfully dance....
I actually don't like any of these choice, but if forced to choose, I'll say number four.
4) To cope with a difficult life a father drinks late into the night while mom and children wait up for him.
The whiskey on your...
