Question:
Need help understanding a poem...please read...?
in the first stanza (pasted below) try to emphasize the rythm of the lines...what is the effect of the rythm? what makes it so jolly and song lke?
As I sat at the Caf㩠I said to myself, They may talk as they please about what they call pelf, They may sneer as they like about eating and drinking, But help it I cannot, I cannot help thinking How pleasant it is to have money, heigh-ho! 5How pleasant it is to have money
do you agree with the sentiments expressed here? what impression of the people he overhears do you get? remembering that it is the persona in the poem who is giving the impression explore how he does so
Pelf means money
if you want to know the whole thing
the poem is called from spectator ab extra and the author is arthur hugh clough
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Sounds of contentment by a person who has experienced a time without money and can now enjoy a more affluent life style.
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Kevin, Liverpool, England.