Money

The poem "Money" by William Henry Davies explores the theme of the impact of wealth and poverty on relationships and the true nature of friendship. The speaker reflects on their experiences with money, noting that when they had wealth, many so-called friends appeared at their door seeking favors. However, as the speaker lost their money and became poor, these false friends disappeared.
The metaphor of a child holding a trumpet they dare not blow because someone is dead represents the speaker's silenced voice in the face of societal norms and expectations. The poem suggests that the speaker's true thoughts and feelings were suppressed due to their financial status.
The second stanza contrasts the carefree attitude of poor individuals with the burdens and responsibilities carried by their wives. The laughter of the poor is juxtaposed with the cold frowns of the rich, prompting the speaker to contemplate the disparity between the two groups.
The concluding stanza emphasizes the transformation of the speaker's relationships. While they had money, their friends were revealed to be insincere, but in their state of poverty, the few remaining friends are genuine. This shift highlights the idea that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity, suggesting that the speaker values the authenticity of their current friendships over the shallow connections they had when they were wealthy.
Overall, the poem delves into the complexities of human relationships, societal perceptions, and the evolving nature of friendship in the context of wealth and poverty.

"Money" ही कविता कवी William Henry Devies यांची निर्मिती आहे.  कवितेतील वक्त्याला खरा आनंद मिळवण्यासाठी गरीब व्हायचे होते कारण खरा आनंद गरीब राहूनच मिळू शकतो असा त्याचा विश्वास आहे.
कवी श्रीमंती आणि गरिबीचा नातेसंबंधांवर होणारा परिणाम आणि मैत्रीचे खरे स्वरूप या विषयाचा शोध घेतो. वक्ता पैशांबाबतच्या त्यांच्या अनुभवांवर चिंतन करतात, हे लक्षात येते की जेव्हा त्यांच्याकडे संपत्ती होती, तेव्हा अनेक तथाकथित मित्र त्यांच्या दारात मर्जी मागण्यासाठी हजर होते. मात्र, बोलणारे पैसे गमावून गरीब झाल्याने हे खोटे मित्र गायब झाले.

गरीब व्यक्तींच्या निश्चिंत वृत्तीचा त्यांच्या बायकांनी वाहून घेतलेल्या ओझे आणि जबाबदाऱ्यांशी तुलना करतो. गरिबांचे हास्य श्रीमंतांच्या थंड भुरट्यांशी जोडले जाते, वक्त्याला दोन गटांमधील असमानतेचा विचार करण्यास प्रवृत्त करते.

वक्त्याच्या नातेसंबंधांच्या परिवर्तनावर भर देतो. त्यांच्याकडे पैसे असताना, त्यांचे मित्र निष्पाप असल्याचे उघड झाले, परंतु त्यांच्या गरिबीच्या स्थितीत, उरलेले काही मित्र खरे आहेत. ही शिफ्ट ही कल्पना अधोरेखित करते की खरी मैत्री प्रतिकूल परिस्थितीत प्रकट होते, असे सुचवते की वक्ता त्यांच्या सध्याच्या मैत्रीच्या सत्यतेला ते श्रीमंत असताना त्यांच्याशी असलेल्या उथळ संबंधांपेक्षा महत्त्व देतात.

एकंदरीत, कविता मानवी नातेसंबंध, सामाजिक धारणा आणि श्रीमंती आणि गरिबीच्या संदर्भात मैत्रीचे विकसित होणारे स्वरूप यातील गुंतागुंतीचा अभ्यास करते.

Poetic Appreciation of "Money"

Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points.

✳️About the poet and the title

✳️The theme

✳️ Poetic style, Language, poetic devices.

✳️ Special feature 

✳️Values 

✳️Your opinion about the poem

The poem "Money" is the poem taken from the famous poetic volume of W. H. Davies "The Collected Poem" published in the year 1916. The poet has an identity as Welsh Poet and writer as he was born and brought up there. The poem deals with the theme that "the real happiness is not in being rich but the real happiness one must become poor" because the poet has an experience that whenever he had money he had many friends but they were interested in his wealth but after becoming poor he had very few friends but all of them are true. The poet realized that real happiness we can feel only when we become poor. 

 The poem has five stanzas of 4 lines each with a regular rhyme scheme where only the second and fourth line rhyme with each other, thus the rhythm scheme is abcb. The poet enriches the poem with many figures of speech like Simile, Repetition, Inversion, Antithesis Onomatopoeia, etc. The language used by the poet is very simple and easy to understand. The special feature of the poem is that the poet used the used interjection... O!" in the very first and last stanzas to show the intensity of his feelings. The moral of the poem is money may be very important but the most important thing in life is real friends which we can get only in poverty. So we must value people and not money. I like the poem very much because this poem tells the harsh reality of life.

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