Write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points.
* About the poem/poet/ title
* Theme
* Poetic devices, language,style
* Special features - tone and type
* Values, Message
* Your opinion about the poem
About the poem/poet/ title: 'Have You Earned Your Tomorrow' is a poem written by a well known poet -Edger Guest. He is also known as 'People's poet' for his simple style and optimistic tone of writing. This is an inspirational poem.
Theme: In this poem, the speaker asks direct questions to the readers whether they have done anything good to improve the life of another human being or not. If they have done anything good for people it means they have earned their future ie tomorrow. Thus the speaker keeps on reminding the impact of good deeds on one's life. If a small gesture of us bring smile and hope in the minds of others, it means we succeed to please God to grant a new tomorrow.In this way, we have to earn our tomorrow.
Poetic devices, language and style: This poem consists four stanzas. Each stanza is of the quatrain. The poet uses Interrogation as the main figure of speech because he puts all queries in the form of direct question. Along with Interrogation, the poet uses poetic devices like Alliteration, Oxymoron,Synecdoche etc. The rhyme scheme of the four stanzas are aabb,ccaa, ddee, ffaa.
Special features - tone and type: In this poem, the poet uses simple,easy to understand tone as whenever we read, we get the same interpretation. Here, the Poet uses optimistic tone of writing. He uses some homonyms like 'spoke', 'deed',' fast', 'heart', 'leave', 'slumber' etc.
Values,message: The poem gives us the message that good work always pay you so always do good with others. People will remind you as per your behaviour. So it is essential to behave well with others. It reminds me one saying 'As you sow, so shall you reap'.
