Psychoanalytic Criticism in "My Papa's Waltz" Questions for response line 11 - "At every step you missed" How would a psychoanalytic critic interpret the cause of injury in this line, within the context of the stanza? line 15 - "waltzed me off to bed" What would the relationship between this line and “death” (line 3) be in a psychoanalytic reading? (Bear in mind the similarity between lines 3 and 16) Bedford/St. Martin's | Order a Book | Instructor Registration | Contact Us | Contact Your Sales Representative