The metaphor for life in this poem is a game of Monopoly with no winner. The poem describes a situation in which, through the process of trying to beat out the other competitors in the game, no player ultimately wins (see the "Crabs in a Bucket" metaphor for a similar idea).
Answer:
I'd say yes
Explanation:
grief is just a stronger word in my opinion. in an essay I'd use grief instead of miss :)
