Solo or not solo to grammar

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love is my best lie to keep you from loneliness, the problem is most of you prefer to be dead than solo loveless.

my problem is that i want to create the idea that people prefer to be dead than lonely but creating a difference from a state to the other
(loved loveless), my question is can i use solo there or is there a better way arround.

Every help will be appreciated.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

"to be dead than alone and unloved" seems to be what you're looking for. "solo" won't do at all.
CJ

Julielai · Answer

I like the sound of "alone" and "unloved". There's a poetic feel to it. (Is there a name to this poetic device?)

Both words are iambic...but there's more to it...

CalifJim · Answer

Is there a name to this poetic device?

None that I know of, other than "sentimentality"!

CJ

Icaro · Answer

I cant put alone and unloved thats two states of mind, thats one and the other, unloved has an intuive thinking that it's just one thing, but i have to reinforce the idea of being alone "to be only unloved." " one unloved person".

Ill rewrite the setence :
love is my best lie to keep you from loneliness, i did not realize you'l rather die than be alone again. - ***

Could you help me, reinforce the setence

Pieanne · Answer

... I did not realize you'd rather die than be alone again

Icaro · Answer

And if i want to talk to any person not just a specific person

Mackiepg · Answer

Icaro, I don't think that you are being specific at all. If you wanted to be more specific, then you would have to add a coma and the name of a person after "keep you" in the first part of your sentence, but the sentence wouldn't sound as good as it sounds now.

"You" can refer to one person or a group. If you( Icaro) use the word "you" then you are sending a mesage to any reader.( "you" targets any one who reads your work.)

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