Epigram for Wall Street
"Epigram for Wall Street" is a short comic poem by Edgar Allan Poe built around a single, groan-worthy pun. The speaker offers a sly "financial plan" — fold a banknote and you've doubled your money, since folding creates creases. Sharp and deadpan, the poem takes a satirical jab at the promises of bankers and financiers, suggesting their grand schemes are no more substantial than a paper trick. Brief but biting, it delivers its punchline with the confidence of a man who has seen through Wall Street's bluster.
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