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Song of Myself ' by Whitman and Success is Counted Sweetest ' by Dickinson

Song of Myself is one of the well-known poems of Walt Whitman that could be found in the books . This poem has been created depicting the contemporary issues with regard to the civil war , which has taken place in the United States and other American states (Britannica Online Encyclopedia . As an analysis of the poem , it concerns the author 's awakening , extreme and painful suffering and his feelings beyond comprehension in

a variety of arduous situations , which have taken place around him . Moreover , he acknowledges the freedom , as the grass is the ultimate symbol of democracy that grows everywhere : This is the grass that grows wherever the land is and the water is , This the common air that bathes the globe (17 . Henceforth , the use of imagery , rhythm and metaphorical language adds spices , colors , connotative meaning and /or symbolism to the flow of the poem . Success is Counted Sweetest is the last poem , which has been published during Emily Dickinson 's time . She had written the poem with an aim at teaching every individual to learn that people who have not triumphed are the ones who have a strong or inward desire for the victory . Victory is sweet for the people who never succeed people who always win do not comprehend the significance of it `Success is counted sweetest , By those who ne 'er succeed (67 . Thus the poem describes a battle , the...