Question

Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the points given below:

The World is Mine Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair I envied her, she seemed so gay, and I wished I was so fair When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle She had one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed - a smile O God, forgive me when I whine I have two legs, the world is mine. And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm I talked with him, he seemed so calm, and if I were late, it would do no harm, And as I left he said to me" I thank you, you have been so kind" It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I'm blind O God forgive me when I whine I have two eyes, the world is mine Later walking down the street, T saw a child with eyes of blue He stood and watched the others play, it seemed he knew not what to do I stopped a moment, then I said, why don't you join the others dear He looked ahead without a word, and then I knew he could not hear O God forgive me when I whine I have two ears, the world is mine. With legs to take me where I'll go With eyes to see the sunset's glow With ears to bear what I would know O God forgive me when I whine I'm blessed, indeed, the world is mine. - Joy Lovelet Crawford

• Title  (½)
• Name of the poet  (½)
• Rhyme scheme   (1)
• Figure of speech (any one)   (1)
• Theme/Central idea (in 2 to 3 lines)   (2)

Answer 1

Title - The title of the poem is 'The world is mine'.

Poet - The poem is written by Joy Lovelet Crawford.

Rhyme scheme - Stanza 1 – aabcc; Stanza 2 – abbccdd; Stanza 3 – aabbcc; Stanza 4 – aaabb

Figure of speech - Alliteration, Apostrophe, Inversion

Theme/Central Idea - 

The central idea of the poem is that all of us should look at life as a blessing because we are blessed with the ability to walk, talk, hear and see. The speaker understands the importance of being able to walk, listen and see when he finds a lame girl, a deaf lad and a blind boy.