*2.4 Have You Earned Your Tomorrow – Edgar Guest- Appreciation

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 2.4 Have You Earned Your Tomorrow – Edgar Guest

Appreciation-

About the Poet, title and Poem -

‘Have You Earned Your Tomorrow’ was written by Edgar Guest (1881-1959). He was a British-born American poet and writer of newspapers and magazines. He was known as  ‘People’s Poet’ for his simple style and optimistic tone of writing.

This poem is motivational/inspirational. It was first published in 1916. In this poem, the speaker is asking to the readers whether they have done anything to improve the life of another human being or not.

The title is apt, suitable, and meaningful. It suggests verbal/ rhetorical questions to the readers to rethink the treatment that they are giving to others.

The Theme-

The poet has urged people and readers to be thoughtful in day to day life. The poet has put forward few questions. It made us to think if we are kind, generous, unselfish,patient and compassionate or not. We should be considerate in our lives. We are so selfish and engrossed that we do not bother about others. The poem is also helpful to us in the process of ‘self-introspection’.

The language/ poetic devices used in the poem-

The style and tone of the poem are simple, optimistic, and didactic. The poem has four stanzas of four lines each. Out of 16 lines, poet has used interrogation in eleven lines because the poet wants  to create awareness among the readers to improve their inter-personal relations.

The rhyme scheme of this poem  is “aabb ccaa ddee ffaa”. The poetic device used in the poem  are interrogative, antithesis synecdoche,  alliteration, inversion, metaphor, paradox, and oxymoron, etc.  An example of Synecdoche is –

“Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said”.

Explanation - single heart a part represents to whole human beings. 

Special Features-

The poet used an interrogative style to describe his ideas of goodness of human behaviour. The sound ‘ay’ is repeated in each stanza. Visual imagery is also a special feature of this poem. 

Message, values, and Morals in the poem-

The message is very ftclear about our investment of behaviour to others. ‘As you sow, so you shall reap' as per this proverb our deeds and actions calculate our tomorrow( bright future )

Your Opinion about the poem-

This poem is motivational/ inspirational and optimistic. This poem taught me that “Today’s good investment is tomorrow’s gain” so,  develop interpersonal relationships and keep humanity. I also learn from this poem is 'we must act and think for others'. 

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Prepared by - Mrs - Jyoti D. Walunj- Landge

 

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