Learn to Take Things Easily
This collection of humorous essays satirizes societal norms and conventions through clever wordplay and witty observations. The author uses irony and understatement to comment on the human condition, poking fun at the pretensions and hypocrisies of everyday life.
By Harry Graham · First published 1927 · Genre: Humor, Satire, Poetry · 122 words
First lines
To these few words, it seems to me, A wealth of sound instruction clings; O Learn to Take things easily -- Espeshly Other People's Things; And Time will make your fingers deft At what is known as Petty Theft.
'Fools and Their Money soon must part! ' And you can help this on, may be, If, in the kindness of your Heart, You Learn to Take things easily; And be, with little education, A Prince of Misappropriation.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Harry Graham
- Date: 1927 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Humor, Satire, Poetry, Parody, Social Commentary
- Length: 122 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Humor — The work employs wit and satire to convey its message, using playful language and irony.
- Satire — The text critiques societal norms and behaviors through exaggerated and humorous imitation.
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form, utilizing rhyme and meter.
- Parody — It mimics the style of traditional proverbs while subverting their typical moral lessons.
Tags
Satire · Dark Humor · Proverbial Wisdom · Social Commentary · Irony · Absurdity · Cynicism · Sarcasm · Black Comedy · Anti-Advice · Subversive · Playful
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