Toads

Toads is a very weird poem also. Just like Bright Star the use of a toad in this poem to represent something that is annoying seems like an odd choice. When I think of something that is bothering me I don’t normally think of a toad as my biggest annoyance. It occurred to me on my first read that maybe the toad represented human greed. The speaker seemed to be saying that in order to succeed, at least in order to succeed in the superficial sense; we must abandon all care for others. Obviously the speaker doesn’t really think we should do this, I don’t think anyone who felt this way would be a poet so the sarcastic tone of the speaker is clearly felt throughout the poem.