Appreciation of;the poem 'Money'

 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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