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