That is the first line of a poem, "Solitude," by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919). The entire text of the poem is as follows.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you:
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth
Must borrow its mirth,
It has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
The echoes bound
To a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go;
They want full measure
Of all your pleasure,
But they do not want your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all;
There are none to decline
Your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by;
Succeed and give,
And it helps you live,
But it cannot help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train;
But one by one
We must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
here William Blake is so happy, the world around him reflects his joy and merriment!He is full of the joy of life, his heart sings in wonder.The green woods laugh with the voice of joy, the river laughs,Here William Blake seems so happy, this is also reflected as his heart sings about nature around him. This reflects his merriment and laughter back to him. In the first verseelement of the earth laugh, in the second verse meadows laugh, grasshoppers laugh, Mary, Susan and Emily laugh
The poem "Earth Laughs in Flowers" is by Ralph Waldo Emerson, not e.e. Cummings. Emerson was a prominent American essayist, poet, and lecturer in the 19th century, known for his transcendentalist philosophy.
It means that if you laugh off something, somebody else will too, and it won't be a big deal. It would be a big deal if you started crying over something.AnswerThe saying comes from a poem called "Solitude" written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.As with answer 2 (see below) it is often quoted incorrectly.The whole line should read:Laugh, and the world laughs with you:Weep, and you weep alone.The whole poem is about how people would rather join in on the fun times of life rather than having to hear about one's problems seeing as they have their own to deal with. In the end only you can help yourself.This quote is also used in a Korean movie called "Old Boy".
A humorous poem is invariably meant to make it's reader laugh. The fall of a man, a thing or the society always is a thing to cause humour and make people laugh. That is what a humorous poem does. It makes somebody's fall or degeneration it's subject and through it's treatise makes people laugh. A good humorous poem leads human heart through laughter to thought.
"Laugh and Be Merry" by John Masefield is a joyful and uplifting poem that celebrates the beauty of life and encourages readers to embrace happiness. The poem conveys a sense of optimism and encourages people to appreciate the simple pleasures in life, such as laughter and camaraderie. Masefield's use of vivid imagery and rhythmic language creates a sense of vitality and warmth throughout the poem.
The figures of speech used in the poem "Laugh and Be Merry" include personification (giving human qualities to abstract concepts like Joy) and imagery (creating vivid mental pictures through descriptive language, like "lofty things"), as well as alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds, like "Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world"). These literary devices help convey the poem's message about the importance of joy and celebration in life.
One example of personification in the poem "The World is Not a Pleasant Place to Be" is "The world fell and broke its wings." This line gives the world the human-like quality of being able to fall and break its wings, which helps convey a sense of vulnerability and turmoil.
The poem "All who sleep tonight" is about being alone but, knowing that you aren't alone in feeling alone because there are other people feeling the same way.
The poem recited by Vanessa in "Madea's Family Reunion" is called "Alone" by Maya Angelou. The first stanza is: "Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone"
The poem Solitary Delight is a poem describing a person who is happy while he is riding a bike, even though he is alone. Stanzas are basically the paragraphs in a poem.
don't judge on looks alone
Yes, the poem "Alone" by Maya Angelou contains imagery. The poet uses vivid descriptions such as "bitter frost" and "dampened stone" to evoke a sense of loneliness and isolation in the reader. These images help to create a powerful and emotional atmosphere in the poem.