Write an analysis of "My Papa's Waltz," in terms of speaker, audience, other character, and situation.

In "My Papa's Waltz," the speaker in the poem is the son
of "Papa."

In the poem, the speaker recalls a special
memory of his father, using vivid sensory details (the smell of liquor, his father's
battered knuckle, the belt buckle that scrapes the boy's ear, his father's palm caked
with dirt, etc.).

The nostalgic memory speaks to the
audience about a special moment shared by a family.  The boy and his father waltz around
the room, shaking pans on the kitchen shelf; the boy's mother watches, with a frown, but
even so, we don't get the sense that she is truly distressed, but simply doing what a
mom would do when carrying on starts.

The situation speaks
for itself: a young boy remembers dancing with his father, something many of us remember
doing, perhaps with our feet placed on top of our father's shoes, our socks slipping off
with each step, and a tight grip on a shirt back or belt to keep from falling.  Perhaps
it happened too infrequently or the moment passed too quickly.  Perhaps we never had the
opportunity to do so, but are caught up in the moment as we imagine the experience,
especially in light of the descriptions that appeal to our
senses.