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Success is Counted Sweetest (WORD CHOICE (list all verbs (action words)…
Success is Counted Sweetest
SUBJECT
Because it was handed to us, and we didn't want to fight.
Title tell u about poem
That success is a common desire. It is out of most things: sweetest.
first impression of poem, do u like it, why?
I do, It shows the perspective of the defeated.
tone: do u think the author has positive or negative attitude towards subject, (or a diff feeling towards it) explain
Her perspective was interesting. She challenged the definition of success coming from victorious armies. She depicts the weak, as the carriers of the true definition of success.
whats the poem about (theme or subject).
The definition of success, and its true carriers. People desire what they don't have. Which leads to her perspective: Only failures fully understand the meaning of success
do u think it has a purpose, what is it, what do other experts say it is
It's purpose is a contributing perspective to the common definition of success by its owners. Others say It describes the strange fact that you have to be denied something before you can truly appreciate it
CONTEXT
Does the author write about a person or event from history? Explain.
The poet describes an arm and a loss of a member, the purple host can be understood as the royal army that are literary the northern army in the civil war.
Does the author write about certain things from the past?
Yes, The author is writing about the royal army.
When was the poem written and or published (year)?
It was written in 1859 and published anonymously in 1864.
What do you know about that time period?
The civil war was a long internal battle between southern and northern america.
Where was the poet living and what was she doing at the time?
She was living in Homestead, her birth place and that time was her creative period where she wrote and composed multiple poems.
Do you think what was going on during that time period had anything to do with this poem? Explain.
Yes, the poem's meaning is about those who face defeat are the ones to have success. It is a fitting meaning for civil war period, and the armies that go into their mission and return with either victory or defeat.
FORM
Does the poet rhyme?
yes
If the poem rhymes, how does it rhyme? Explain?
The first stanza and the second stanza do have a rhyme scheme between them, with hors that one in the same letters
How does the form of the poem contribute to the meaning of it?
The poem is a lyrical poem, and having rhyme greatly contributes to the tone of the poem, the poem is about success and counting deafet as victory - and it is about a purple host (the roya army) so it would work well with a structured rhymthem and tone that add to its motivational and supportive meaning as a rhyming lyrical poem.
Are there any divisions in the poem?
The author did not include any spacing between words or lines, but the author does use enjambment in the last two stanzas.
WORD CHOICE
list all verbs (action words) from poem
Comprehend, took, succeed, requires, tell, defeated, and dying.
look at ur list from #17. are the wprds similar to one another or diff?
why do u think the author chose to use particular those words
what do the words in the list tell u? what do they make u think of?
are there any diff words, list them
The author used simple words.
look up the definition of the difficult/ confusing words and type them
No confusing words.
how do definitions help ur understanding of the poem
whats it the mood of the poem (happy, sad, remorseful, reminiscent, etc? which words contribute to overall mood.
it was neutral
FINISHING UP
-The point of the poem is to explain from an honest and first person perspective what war is truly like, as well as present the contrast between defeat and victory clearly and concisely.
-My opinion of the poem has not changed after researching and analyzing the poem. My opinion of the poem is that it is a fairly accurate representation of war, as well as defeat and success, which was solidified during my research, not changed.
-No. None have them have been to war, and most likely will not; therefore, it is not relatable to their daily lives and past/future experiences.
-The poem is indeed relevant to today as was is still a prominent issue throughout the world. The impact of the poem is evident in the honestly in the type of narration (first person), this adds depth that allows readers to develop a better understanding of what war, whether ending in defeat or success, is truly like.
-The poem is relevant to the future because human stupidity and stubbornness to continue starting and/or participating in wars is not likely to change any time soon.
-The poem is relevant to the future because human stupidity and stubbornness to continue starting and/or participating in wars is not likely to change any time soon.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
-No
-Yes, such as: The comparison between success and sweetness, success being referred to as sweet (which goes back to the comparison between success and sweetness), as well as comparing between nectar (which is also sweet) to victory.
-Yes. The poem itself symbolizes a veteran, and "The Purple Host" symbolizes the royal army, the act of taking the "Flag" represents victory and success. These analogies add a depth to the poem and help project the overall meaning of the poem, which is that victory is sweet and the narrator of the poem is a veteran describing how "sweet" it is to succeed, and how defeat can be likened to "dying".