Poetry : Money By William Henry Davies

Poetry : Money By William Henry Davies

Poem : MONEY

POETRY: POEM: MONEY

 

  

  

 

 MONEY

  Poetry

SUBJECT

Topi

c YR 5

CLASS

Week 5 Term 1, 2020

Week, Term & Year

      

 Learning Objectives

 1. Recite the poem fluently

2. Identify and give meaning to new words.

3.Identify figures of speech and rhyming words 4.Answer the given questions

    

 Topic:

  Guiding Learning Questions

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Answers to Guiding Learning Question.

 If you had so much money, would have more or less friends?

...

 Give reasons for

your answer

    

 Topic : MONEY

 When I had money, money, O!

I knew no joy till I went poor;

For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door.

     

 Then felt I like a child that holds

A trumpet that he must not blow Because a man is dead; I dared

Not speak to let this false world know

Much have I thought of life, and seen How poor men’s hearts are ever light; And how their wives do hum like bees About their work from morn till night.

    

 So, when I hear these poor ones laugh, And see the rich ones coldly frown- Poor men, think I, need not go up

So much as rich men should come down.

When I had money, money, O!

My friends proved all untrue;

But now I have no money, O!

My friends are real, though very few

William Henry Davies 1871 – 1940.

     

 Topic : MONEY

 New words:

1 Hum: to make a sound with your lips closed. 2 Morn: morning.

Figures of Speech

Simile

1. Then felt I like a child

2. And how their wives do hum like bees

       

 Topic : MONEY

 Rhyming words

1 Poor and door.

2 Blow and know 3 Light and night 4 Frown and down 5. Untrue and few

     

 NOTE

The poem is talking about friendship. According to the poem, when people have money, they have many friends; But when they become poor all the friends run away.

The poem has five stanzas of four lines each. The name of the poet is William Henry Davies. He lived for 69 years (1871 - 1940).

•Simile :

• Then felt I like a child

•And how their wives do hum like bees.

     

 CLASS WORK

 Complete:

When I had money, money O ! ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ ..................................................................................................

Then felt I like a child that holds

A trumpet that he must not blow ............................................................................................. ................................................................................................

    

 Learning Follow-up Assignment

 1. The title of this poem is .......................

2. It has ................stanzas.

3. In the poem, frown rhymes with ..................... 4. The name of the poet is.........................

5. He lived for.......................years.