William Carlos Williams

Today I would like to talk about William Carlos Williams' "Danse Russe". This poem is somewhat short with two stanzas and 19 lines. I found this poem to be somewhat humerouse to me. I interpreted this poem to be about a male character in his home. When all his family members go to sleep, he then releases his innerself and basically runs around naked. He goes on to admire himself in the mirror and feel on top of the world. I find this to be funny because many, many females do this when no one is around. I find this to be very literral to some extreme. I don't think that most men would dance around the house naked, but I do think that they would do somethings that they may not otherwise do infront of their family. I also find the last line to be very powerful, "the happy genius of my household". I think he has found his dominance in his home when there is no one else to dominate. He has done all the things that he might not to while they are around and feels that nothing can stop him so now he is the leader.