Andrew Lang

The world revolves around currency, in reality we all economic consumption money in our everyday life we are making it, sp decisioning it or saving it. Andrew Lang wrote Ballade of Wordly Wealth, through repetition in this meter we key out about the flock in the 1800s and 1900s and what they thought about money. What money set up buy a person is the idea of the first six lines of apiece stanza. But the thought of what money cannot buy is always revisited. At the end of each stanza a refrain is made Youth, and health, and Paradise The theme of this poem is money, so of course the word money is on repeat.The tone is didactic, capital moves the merchants all and currency maketh Evil show verbalize money is the appear is a parallel construction. Pattern of serious is found also beca hold at that place are a lot of words that end with the th sound examples of these words taketh, maketh, truth, youth, health and gaineth. Money taketh town and wall, Fort and ramp without a blo w says that with a little trickery a war could be won. Money moves the merchants all, While the tides shall ebb and flow because airplanes were not invented at this duration the only way of travel for people was by boats.This line is verbalise that money will convince merchants to explore the sea because there is to a greater extent money out there. Money maketh Evil show Like the good, and truth like lies this line is saying that to be wealthy people do evil things but think they are good. In reality people are just being greedy. These unaccompanied can neer append Youth, and health, and paradise this line is saying that money doesnt last perpetually and wont help you always example when you go to heaven. Money maketh festival, Wine she buys, and beds can strow this line is saying that she (money) can buy chief(prenominal) things or not so important things. Marches Soldiers to and fro refer to the troops saying how love can be bought with money.Gaineth ladies with sweet eyes These alone can neer bestow this line is stating that any hu small-arm with money can get any woman he treasured if he had money that there love could be bought. Money wins the non-Christian priest his stall, Money mitres buys, I trow this line is saying that with money any man can buy power. Red hats for the Cardinal, Abbeys for the novice low this line is saying that without experience you can have the title for anything you want with money. Money maketh nether region as snow, Place of penitence supplies this line is saying that even churches use money for the wrong things. Andrew Langs poem is a ballad a three stanza, eight line poem. Full of descriptive words to spend a penny tone, mood and feeling about how money has taken over and could be evil, instead of good.