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They are sharing their love for the
glory attained by war. Both Dickinson and Whitman write about the significance
of war in America but they seem to have different views on what the important
aspects of war are. While Emily writes about the overall victory Whitman is
writing about gathering together and rallying for a common cause.
“Success is
Counted Sweetest” is the title of one of Emily Dickinson many short poems. The
title of her poem helps prove my point that she is writing about the glory of
success because it shows the poem is a success story.
“Who took the Flag
today” is referring to the purple Hosts’ victory over the defeated. This is
also celebrating the glory attained from victory.
Walt Whitman’s
poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!” is the essence of glory from victory but preceding
actually warfare. Whitman writes about the spirit of war that tends to envelope
a nation. This is very similar to the spirit found in World War II in the sense
that it followed a depression and gave many jobs to women and men. Since the citizens were happy they, as a
nation, became a single unit. Whitman’s poem speaks about what must be done in
order to gain success from war. That of course is for everyone to drop
everything and focus on attaining the glory that is within their grasp.
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