Summary Of So I Say Goodbie By Tupac

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Following the Heart to Overcome the Past of Sorrow!
In “So I Say GOODBYE”, Tupac uses the literary devices of rhyme and juxtaposition to show his struggle with making the decision how to overcome his past. He only bases on his heart to solve the issue although it may hurt him and he doesn’t know what he will get later on. He has to quit his past’s loves to keep going to ahead. Although he has sacrificed many things for his loves before, he doesn’t feel disappointed about what he has done for his loves. He even feels to be proud of himself because he has experienced in love that is better than he never done. In this poem, it seems like the author has broken up with his girlfriends, he tried to pass it. The author uses the literary device of

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