The Obligation to be Happy

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