The poem The Greed of Man shows readers what is destined to happen to the Earth due to the selfish nature of men. Through the speaker's tone, figurative language, and rhetorical devices used, as well as rhythm and rhyme, the poem exemplifies the theme of Macbeth's insatiable greed and his eventual destruction of the Earth. The poem The Greed of Man begins by describing many of the pleasures and attractive features of the Earth. The unknown author continues this way for over half the poem. In this section of the poem, the author seems very happy and optimistic and describes the world in a very positive way, as he does in line 1 "The majesty of the mountains fills the heart and mind with awe." Again, in verse 5 “The trees that grow on the slopes reach up to the sky”, in verse 7 “The birds that live in its cover live, play and die”. All these lines describe what the author calls “this wonderland” (11). Then the author shifts to a more serious and melancholic note. He states that "this paradise has disappeared" (12) and explains what men have done to make this happen. He mentions industrialization “The roar of engines” (13), pollution “the smell of acrid smoke” (13) and the endangerment of species “The creatures of nature who live here can give up all their hopes ” (14) as the main reasons why the world as we know it will give way to a very, very different world. He concludes by observing that the greedy men of this generation have ruined the world, but it is not they who suffer for their misdeeds “but our children will pay” (16). Two of the many popular poetic strategies are rhetorical devices and figurative language. Rhetorical devices make the poem less simple, thus allowing it to be more sophisticated. For and...... half of the paper...... becomes free verse, giving him more room to make changes. Overall, the ideas of the poem were very thoughtful, as well as relevant to Macbeth's theme of greed. On the other hand, the poet's choice of poetic mechanics left much to be desired. This poem exemplifies Macbeth's theme of human greed and its inevitable destruction of the Earth through the speaker's tone, the figurative language and rhetorical devices used, and the rhythm and rhyme. This poem represents a theme from Macbeth reminding everyone that the Earth we live on is precious and that if a man attempts to gain too much of it, he will ultimately destroy the very possessions he sought. Works Cited "A Poem - The Greed of Man - Adult New Zealand." GrownUps: the website of New Zealand's 50 communities. Network. 08 March. 2010. .