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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE INFLATION OF THE CURRENCY, 1919, by ROBERT FROST Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The pain of seeing ten cents turned to five! Last Line: They know what's best for them too well to laugh. Subject(s): Inflation (economics) | |||
The pain of seeing ten cents turned to five! We clutch with both hands fiercely at the part We think we feel it in -- the head, the heart. Is someone cutting us in two alive? Is someone at us cutting us in half? We cast a dangerous look from where we lie Up to the enthroned kings of earth and sky. They know what's best for them too well to laugh. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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