2:6 Money By - William H. Davies
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About the poet -
William H. Davies was a Welsh poet . He spent a significant part of his life in wandering in the United Kingdom and the United States.He worked as a peddler and Street singer in England . After several years of wandering, he published his first volume,'The soul's destroyer and other poems'.
About the poem -
It is a story of a rich man who wants to be a poor man to find the real happiness . We realize the importance of money, when we become poor . When the poet was a rich man , many friends were knocking his door day and night. But the same friends leave him alone when worse days come .
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A - 2 - ( i )
State whether the following statements are True or False . Correct the false statements with the help of the poem .
a) The poet knew no joy till he was rich .
Answer - False
The poet realised real joy when he became poor .
b) The poet felt that he should talk about his poverty .
Answer - True
c) When poet had money , he had many true friends .
Answer - False
When poet had money ,he had many false friends .
d) When poet became poor he had a few real friends .
Answer - True
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( i i ) Write reasons for the following statements. -------
(a) Friends came knocking all day at the poet's door .
Answer --
The poet's friends came knocking all day at the poet's door to ask for Money .
he was a rich man . He had a lot of money .He was able to fulfil their all needs . He might have spent money on them lavishly.
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(b) Poor men's wives hum like bees .
Answer -
Poor men's wives hum like bees because they are not satisfied with their husband's earnings. Though their husbands are working day and night , they find it difficult to make both ends meet. they are unable to provide basic needs for their family.They grumble about their earnings.
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(iii) Money makes the world go round . Explain it in the light of the poet's experience .
Answer -
' Money makes the world go round' is a phrase . It means money is extremely important in man's life. it gives you name and fame.
According to the poet , when you have money everyone in the world respect you . Friends moves around you day and night. But the same friends leave you alone when you lose money. The poet realises true happiness in being poor .Poor people are light hearted , They work day and night but fail to get more money . Still , they laugh and enjoy the life. At the end , he realized that true friends are those who remains with you even in your bad times and real happiness lies in being simple and not wealthy.
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A - 3
(i) Find out meanings of the phrases given below and use them in your own sentences .
a) Be in the money
Meaning - To have a lot of money
Sentence - Being rich , they are in the money .
b) Win lots of money
Meaning - To make profit
Sentence - BCCI wins lot of money through the IPL matches
c) For my money
Meaning - in my opinion
Sentence - for my money , begging is better than dying.
d) Money for old rope
Meaning - Money earned without effort
Sentence - He won a lottery of ₹ 5000 .He gets this money for old rope.
e) Put one's money where one's mouth is
Meaning - take actions to support ones opinion
Sentence - It is a time for a chief guest to put his money where his mouth is to generate more funds for hospital building.
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(ii) Complete the crossword with the help of the clues from the poem.
Answer - Across words
1) A brass musical instrument = Trumpet
2) A low Steady continuous sound=
Hum
3) False =
Untrue
4) Say something =
Speak
Answer - Down words
5) Not imaginary = real
6) Ponder = think
7) Stinging insects. =bees
8) In large number. = many
9) Strike a surface noisily =knock
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A - 4 - (i) Complete the following table .
Examples of figures of speech -
1). Inversion
Lines -
(i) I knew no joy till I went poor ;
Explanation -
Prose order is changed. Correct Prose order is ' Till I went poor,I knew no joy ;
(ii) ' Then felt I like a child that holds '
Word order is changed. Correct word order is - Then I felt like a child that holds.
(iii) ' A Trumpet that he must not blow '
- Prose order is changed . Correct Prose order is - 'That he must not blow a Trumpet .
(iv) ' much have I thought of life ,'
- Prose order is changed . Correct Prose order is - I have thought much of life .
(v) ' poor men , think I ,need not go up '
- Prose order is changed . Correct Prose order is - I think , poor men need not go up .
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2) Simile
Lines -
(i) ' Then felt I like a child that holds '
Explanation -
Direct comparison is made between' child ' and the 'Narrator'
(ii) ' And how their wives do hum like bees '
- Direct comparison is made between 'Bees ' and 'Wives '
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3) Repetition
Lines -
(i) ' When I had money , money ,O!'
Explanation - The word ' money is repeated '
(ii) 'I knew no joy till I went poor '
- The word ' I ' is repeated .
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4) Onomatopoeia
Lines -
(i) 'came knocking all day at my door '
Explanation -
The word ' knocking ' expresses sound .
(ii) 'And how their wives do hum like bees '
- The word ' hum ' expresses sound
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5) Antithesis
Lines -
(i) ' About their work from morn till night '
Explanation -
Opposite words 'morn' and ' night' are placed side by side.
(ii)' So, when I hear these poor ones laugh,
And see the rich ones coldly frown '
- The words ' laugh ' and 'frown' are opposite in meaning.
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6) Alliteration
Lines -
(i) 'Formal many a false man as a friend '
Explanation -
Sound of the letter ' 'M' is repeated .
(ii) 'came knocking all day at my door '
- sound of 'a' is repeated.
(iii)'How poor men's hearts are ever light;
- The Sound of 'h' is repeated.
(iv) And how their wives do hum like bees '
- The Sound of 'h' is repeated.
(v) ' So much as rich men should come down '
- Sound of 'M' is repeated.
(vi) ' My many friends proved all Untrue '
- Sound of ' 'M' is repeated.
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Identify the rhyme scheme of all the stanzas of the poem .
rhyme scheme -- : abcb ; defe;
ghih ; jklk ;
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A -5 Write an appreciation of the poem .
2:6 Appreciation of the poem -
'Money '
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About the poem -
The poem 'Money' is written by William H.Davies. He was a Welsh poet .After several years of wandering life , he published his first volume ,'The Soul's Destroyer and other poems' .
The poem 'Money' tells us about the rich man who wants to be a poor man to find the real happiness . When we do not have money or have lost money, We realize how important the money is .
The Theme -
When we do not have money or have lost our money , We realize how important the money is . True friends remain forever with you , if they really love you , and not your money .
The language/Style /poetic devices used in the poem -----
The language of the poem is very easy. It is not ambiguous. There are five stanzas of four lines each .The second line rhymes with the fourth line. The poetic devices like Inversion , Simile , Repetition , Onomatopoeia , Antithesis enhance the beauty of the poem . The rhyme scheme of the poem is abcb ; defe; ghih ; jklk ;. In the last stanza the first line rhymes with the third .
Special features -
The poet has maintained the particular rhyming pattern in the first four stanzas .The second line rhymes with the fourth line .But in the fifth stanza first line rhymes with the third .
Message, values,morals in the poem -
The underlying message in the poem is ,' Money can not give you eternal happiness .It is short lived.It can not purchase true happiness and contentment .
Your Opinion about the poem ----
It is a beautiful poem . It is very easy to understand .It tells us that money is not the solution for everything . It is true that money makes the world go round but it is not the only solution .
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Thank You
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Weldone sir...
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