Emily Dickinson's Poem Success

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The poem "Success" has three stanza, each with four lines in it. The pattern within the poem helps it flow well together; it also uses the rhyme scheme ABCB in the stanzas. This makes it so that the second and fourth line in each stanza makes a rhythmic tone. Throughout the poem, Dickinson uses imagery, metaphors, and colors to show the theme that those who believe success is everything in life are the ones who never succeed. In the poem losers understand the meaning of winning more than those who are victorious. The word "winning" means more than just crossing the finish line first or having more points in a game, its learning to appreciate success or how close one is to it.
In the first stanza the author uses imagery to show the audience that success is the biggest glory and sweetest to those who want it but never achieve it. Some people work so hard and struggle in life just to reach a goal, however, success is so close and they still can't have it. To those more fortunate to repeatedly have success, they don't appreciate it as much as someone who doesn't would. It's more valuable for those who have to struggle and fight for their "nectar", its much more natural for those who always achieve victory. The word "nectar" puts the image of a bee …show more content…

This is the goal of one of the sides. The author uses color within the lines to show that purple means something else. The act of victory in such a stance of winning a battle is limited to the act of taking away a flag. It also points to the worldly act of hoisting a flag. The author highlights the word 'to-day' to underline the importance of the situation. One side of the "war" wants to succeed and winning means more than anything to them. It also would cost them their lives as well. The color "purple" connotes royalty; the robes of kings and emperor were dyed purple. Purple also symbolizes to color of blood that is spilt from the

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