“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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Answer 1
Answer: The poetic technique that is illustrated throughout the entire poem “Happiness Epidemic“ would be metonymy, although it varies slightly at the very end. 
Answer 2
Answer:

Answer:

  • Metonymy

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech that comprises of the utilization of the name of one article or idea for that of another to which it is connected, or of which it is a section, as "staff" for "sway," or "the jug" for "solid beverage."


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