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Why is the title of the poem so ironic

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The title of the poem is ironic because the poem describes the author being so miserable in life that he attempts to drown himself in a cold river, and then contemplates jumping off of a high building-all in order to end his life. ... He ends the poem by sarcastically bemoaning, "Life is fine!

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