With an Angry Voice, “More About People” Conveys a Simple Me

Complaining about these types of people is the central theme of this poem, and all the meanings stem from it. Firstly the narrator claims people are meddlesome. They are always “asking questions” or suggesting things (line 1). Secondly, people hate other people who don’t work so they try to convince you to work. If “you don’t succumb,” people will “starve you” (line 14). This means that your employers will not pay you, thus disabling your ability to buy food. Finally, the lesson to learn from this poem is that to avoid work, people must wo

This harsh reality is portrayed in the poem by a rather simple style and a tone of irritation. Nash uses a simple style because this is a simple poem of cause and effect. If you do not work, people tell you to work. If you still refuse to work, people “starve you” (line 14). By working, the effect is that you “earn enough money so that you won’t have to work” (line 17). This rational style aids the author in presenting his choice of tone, one of understandable annoyance. The narrator is fed up with everybody telling him to work and meddling in his business. He is not so mad that he might do something crazy, but he is mad enough to complain and express his anger with logic.

Since the poem is so logically presented and clear-cut, there is not much room for similes or metaphors. The only metaphor is “work is wonderful medicine” (line 11). These words, comparing medicine to work, are said by people to convince you to work. By telling you work is like wonderful medicine, you might think “that’s just what I need.” The imagery in this poem is beautiful as evidenced by the people “looking over your shoulder or stepping on your toes” (line 4). Readers can get a good picture of these irksome people and feel some of the rage the narrator feels. Although “work” is repeated

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