Success Is Counted Sweetest Poem Padlet by christian https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg Made with an open mind en-us 2017-03-24 20:04:26 UTC 2025-10-04 00:51:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Success is Counted Sweetest lpnguyen109 https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162519467 Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need

Not one  of all the purple Host
Who took the flag today
Can tell the definition
So clear of Victory

As he defeated-dying-
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Burst agonized and clear!]]> 2017-03-24 20:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162519467 In "Success is counted sweetest," whose ear is mentioned in line 10? Why is the ear "forbidden"? lpnguyen109 https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162520914 In line 10, the dying soldier's ear is mentioned. His ear is forbidden because he cannot hear the success his fellow soldiers hear. Whether his side wins or loses is not a matter he cares about because if they did win, it wouldn't be a success he would be able to reap.]]> 2017-03-24 20:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162520914 At the beginning of "Success is counted sweetest," to what does the speaker compare the sweetness of success? cjkellams100 https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162520930 At the beginning of the poem, the speaker compares the sweetness of success nectar, a drink of the gods. By this the speaker means that success is best enjoyed when one deeply understands victory.]]> 2017-03-24 20:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162520930 1. What is the poem’s tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic? cjkellams100 https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162521729 This poem exhibits a more regretful tone. The tone is revealed through the line, "As he defeated-dying- on whose forbidden ear the distant strains of triumph burst agonized. . ." This quote illustrates a man who has been beaten in battle and is now regretful in his last moments. Irony can be found in this scene because the man who has entered a battle has now realized that he will die no matter who wins.]]> 2017-03-24 20:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162521729 6. What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea. lpnguyen109 https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162522104 The theme of Dickinson's poem is that different people experience success in different ways. For example, people typically associate winning with success, but Dickinson says in the poem that none of the soldiers on the triumphant side could explain victory (5-8).]]> 2017-03-24 20:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cjkellams100/f4ek71k6q4jg/wish/162522104