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The Rich Man
I am a rich man.
I wonder why they call it stealing when it all belongs to me.
I heard the sky is the limit so I bought out the sky.
I see the ants below me clambering up the hill.
I want them to know that hill came from me.
I am a rich man.
I am a rich man.
I pretend I am an equal like them, but
I feel disgust as they look at me like just an other.
I touch it all and turn it to gold, but
I worry that when I've got it all I've got none at all.
I am a rich man.
I am a rich man.
I cry lovely rivers of gold streaming across the sky.
I understand that loneliness is a lie I tell them and they tell themselves.
I say it must be lonely to have and never need to want, but
I dream only of taking more and I wake to find I already have it.
I am a rich man.
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Could you all review this and tell me what you think on 1-4 for
Conventions
Subject/theme
Devices
Voice
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Your theme is a solid 4, moral decay has been effectively conveyed. The contrast between the speaker’s perception of ownership and their internal emptiness creates a powerful narrative. Voice too is a solid 4; consistent, arrogant, yet deeply insecure. You captured the tone of someone who has convinced themselves of their own importance, only to realize the trap they have built. Devices would be a 3, could use more sensory imagery, conventions is a 3, could use a bit of polishing
Overall love it, the internal monologues really give some depth
conventions whats wrong with grammar?
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Hmm?
Could use commas esp. in the 2nd line for clarity
Optionally could add a question mark in end for 'belongs to me'.
But still its very solid, a few minor corrections would be a nice touch up
Btw, is it for a test?
no my teacher just told us to write a poem
Oh ok, really nice!