TPCASTT: Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden

Title of poem means: "Those winter Sundays" remind the speaker of his childhood. It seems to be a flashback from a long time ago. Now that he thinks about it, these specific Sundays were meaningful.
Paraphrase parts of the poem: The dad of the speaker would get up really early to warm up the house for the family, after he had worked hard all week long. No one would thank the dad, or show any enthusiasm. The speaker was afraid of his dad so he would speak without affection. The speaker's dad did all of this stuff for him, but he never understood why. He never understood that his father truly loved him, and showed it by lighting the fire and polishing his shoes, until now.
Connotation of some of the words – changing literal meaning to implied or associated values: His father warmed up the house and polished his shoes...but why? These are the ways he showed his love.
Attitude: The speaker is regretful, yet grateful. It wasn't that he purposely took advantage of what his father did for him, he just never recognized that it was his way of showing his love for his family. No one ever thanked the father, but looking back the speaker is truly grateful for his father.
Shift: The poem shifts at the end where the speaker says, "What did I know, what did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?" At this point the reader realizes that now he understands his father's love and why he did the things he did. The reader sees that the speaker wasn't ungrateful, he just never understood that that was how his father showed his love until then.
Title revisited: "Those winter Sundays" are significant to the speaker's childhood. Every Sunday his father would warm up the house and polish his shoes, yet no one would ever thank him. These simple gestures were overlooked, until now where the speaker is flashing back.
Theme: Love and sacrifice. This poem shows the love between a father and his child. This bond is what makes a father get up early after a long week of work to warm up the house. This love is quiet yet powerful. This love is what drives the father to make sacrifices for his family.