The Obligation to be Happy

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Across
  1. 3. word meaning a flaw, representing societies view on those who are not happy.
  2. 5. "Strangled at dawn" is an example of this device.
  3. 6. This item, filled with gold coins, is used to describe the weight of happiness
  4. 8. word meaning loyalty, that is used to describe the poets attachment to sadness.
  5. 9. The speaker believes these things are brief and irrelevant
  6. 10. facial expression that is represented by a "downward tug" on one's mouth
Down
  1. 1. word meaning "involving high effort and difficulty that is burdensome." (Used to describe being happy)
  2. 2. The thing the speaker must "hoist" on their shoulders, a metaphor for weight.
  3. 4. The reader feels that they are expected to be happy in the same way the ____ rises.
  4. 7. The poet uses this device when describing “Midas” at the end of the poem.