Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.
“happiness epidemic”
by david...
Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.
“happiness epidemic”
by david hernandez
without any warning, the disease
sweeps across the country
like a traveling circus.
people who were once blue,
who slouched from carrying
a bag of misery over one shoulder
are now clinically cheerful.
symptoms include kind gestures,
a bouncy stride, a smile
bigger than a slice of cantaloupe.
you pray that you will be infected,
hope a happy germ invades your body
and multiplies, spreading merriment
to all your major organs
like door-to-door christmas carolers
until the virus finally reaches your heart:
that red house at the end of the block
where your deepest wishes reside,
where a dog howls behind a gate
every time that sorrow
pulls his hearse up the driveway.
source: hernandez, david. “happiness epidemic.” casa poema. casa poem, n. d. web. 6 june 2011.
which poetic technique is illustrated throughout the entire poem “happiness epidemic“?
metonymy
onomatopoeia
conceit
allusion
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