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Solitude

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Solitude

By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Weep, and you weep alone

Repetition: Use it to appeal to readers and to ensure the reader's understanding of a subject.

for the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth

Assonance: The author uses assonance when rhyme is absent so they have more flexibility.

SING, AND THE HILLS WILL ANSwER

Personification: It is a good idea to give objects a meaning. 

sigh,it is lost on the air

Onomatopoeia: When you are writing, it is smart to use vivid language.

for a long and LORDLY train

Alliteration: Used to emphasize groups or words and to provide moods.

meaning of poem

Interpretation: It is always good to be happy or you will be alone.

Text Evidence

  • Laugh and the world laughs with you
  • Sing and the hills will answer
  • Be glad and your friends are many
  • Feast and your halls will be crowded
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Restate of Stanza 1

Be yourself. Do not dig your own metaphorical hole in life. 
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restate of stanza 2

Be happy to have more; be sad to have less.
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restate of stanza 3

Keep going. Nobody can live through hardships for you.
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