moan

Moan

In the poem life by Paul Laurence Dunbar, the word Moan is used to express different ideas then actually moaning. In the line, "and never a laugh but the moans come double", the word moan is used to express the end of happiness for the reader. The word laughter and moan could also be replaced with a multitude of words to create the same scenario. "and never happiness but the sadness comes double" is one example of using that. Paul laurence intended for the word "moan" to mean