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Sadness Comes

ICSE · Class 12 · English- Short Stories : Perspectives and Reflections

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About the Poet: Donna Ashworth

  • Scottish poet who rose to prominence during the UK COVID-19 lockdown in 2020
  • Her poem 'History Will Remember When The World Stopped' went viral and resonated with millions globally
  • Published 'To The Women' which sold 100,000 copies and secured a publishing deal with Bonnier in 2021
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Key Themes and Central Message

  • Personification of sadness as an unwelcome yet familiar visitor challenges our typical responses to emotions
  • The poem reframes sadness from something to hide from others to something we can share and accept
  • Mental health acceptance: learning to live with difficult emotions rather than fighting or denying them
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Literary Devices and Poetic Techniques

  • Personification: Sadness is portrayed as a character with physical presence, emotions, manners, and agency
  • Metaphor: The gathering with friends is a 'feast' representing happiness and normalcy
  • Metaphor: Sadness is described as a 'spectre' (ghost) and a 'beast' suggesting something frightening
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Detailed Stanza-by-Stanza Analysis

  • Stanza 1 (Lines 1-4): Introduction of the problem - sadness arrives, speaker tries to reject her, establishes personification
  • Stanza 2 (Lines 5-9): Speaker's initial response - makes excuses, tries to exclude sadness, showing her unwelcome nature
  • Stanza 3 (Lines 10-14): Sadness's persistence - she doesn't accept the rejection, follows the speaker, shows her determination

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The poem's primary literary deviceThe poem uses extended metaphorThe poem's tone shifts throughoutThe poem celebrates vulnerability as strengthThe poem addresses the stigma surrounding

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