1) The title of the poem is “The World is Mine”.

2) The poet’s name is Joy Lovelet Crawford.

3) The rhyme scheme is:

Stanza 1: aabcc

Stanza 2: abbccdd

Stanza 3: aabbcc

Stanza 4: aaabb

4) Favourite Lines:

“O God forgive me when I whine,
I’m blessed, indeed, the world is mine.”



5) Theme/Central Idea:

The central idea of the poem is to be grateful for what we have instead of complaining about what we do not possess. We have all been blessed in our own way and we should always thank God for it. We should always look at the positive side of life rather than focusing on the negative.

6) Figures of Speech: Alliteration, Apostrophe, Hyperbole, Inversion.

7) Special features: This poem uses different rhyme schemes for each of its stanzas. The number of lines also varies between five and six in each stanza. It is a beautiful poem that clearly shows us that each one of us has been blessed by God and we should be grateful for what we have.

8) I like this poem as it helps me be more positive about myself. I can see my blessings and from now on I will never complain about things I do not have and instead look at what I have been given.