Jane Taylor Poverty

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“Poverty” written by Jane Taylor provides a dismaying insight to the widespread poverty across the world. The poem affects the reader by tugging at his/her emotions through its end rhyme and descriptive words. Taylor utilizes repetition of the word “poor” in all except the first stanza to emphasize the struggle and pain that the unfortunate family must bear. The structure of this poem interests the reader as the last stanza contradicts the previous stanzas by bringing attention to the rich people instead of the poor. However, the contrasting stanza is well crafted into the poem in order to encourage those who are fortunate to help those who are not. Taylor shared her message of equality and charity through the simplicity of her work while skillfully

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