Sadness Comes — Flashcards

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The poem presents sadness as a real emotional visitor who should not be hidden or fought alone. Its main message is that human connection, warmth, and acceptance make sadness easier to bear.

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Sadness is shown as a female guest who comes to tea, tries to enter, and stays close to the speaker. This personification makes an abstract feeling seem like a living presence.

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It does not mean a literal tea party. It shows sadness as an unwelcome but familiar visitor who arrives unexpectedly and enters the speaker's life like a guest.

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The speaker refuses entry because the moment is meant for meeting friends, and sadness feels like the wrong company for that occasion. This shows the speaker's wish to avoid emotional heaviness for a …

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It shows that the speaker feels sadness has arrived at an inconvenient time. The speaker wants a happy social moment and does not want sadness to interrupt it.

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It means sadness behaves in a rude, intrusive, and ungraceful way. The line suggests that sadness does not leave politely when rejected.

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It means sadness continued to follow the speaker even though it was unwanted. The feeling is slow and heavy, but it is also persistent.

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Sadness is described as slow and heavy, which creates a feeling of weight and burden. At the same time, it keeps following without stopping, which makes it seem unavoidable.