Those Winter Days-Robert Hayden- Question Two

Without diving deep into this poem, I can already tell it has a darker tone to it.  The mood of the poem comes across as quite dull and hostile.  Looking at the imagery, as question two states, we can actually support this initial glance.  Immediately, we see some resounding imagery. "...put his clothes on in the blueblack cold"(Hayden, 781). The combination of those two dark colors and cold but together a rather dark image in an audiences mind.  Following that, the mention of the cracked hands indicates a hard working, serious man.  After that, the most important statement in the poem, "chronic anger" really emphasize what Robert Hayden is doing in Those Winter Days. The way he describes that house actually sums up the entirety of the feeling, tone, setting, and vision we have of the house.  Lastly, the image of the polished shoes and the work that the father obviously does for the children capatilized on the poems mood.  The father goes throughout life, providing to the needs of his children and even polishing their shoes; however, the house remains a dull and hostile place.