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Book I. Life “I. Success” Emily Dickson I chose this poem because it made sense to me. When you lose over and over again, that feeling of pride is greater than the pride of a person who won over and over again. Also, our views on what success truly is changes, and that is why, “Not one of all the purple host who took the flag today can tell the definition, so clear, of victory”.

Book I. Life “V. Untitled” Emily Dickson I chose this one because it seemed interesting. I like how it flowed. Some of the poems I found are hard to make actually sound like a poem. This one was also easy for me to picture. I could close my eyes and see an old man sitting in a rocking chair, recounting the story, while the children sit there listening intently.

Book I. Life “VIII. Untitled” Emily Dickson I enjoyed this one because I could actually understand what it meant. Poems are rather mysterious and a lot of them feel more like puzzles then literature. This one wasn’t to hard to figure out. It also made me feel kind of proud. Even when people are hurt, they will still try to do all they can to survive.

“V. Untitled”

Glee! the great storm is over! Four have recovered land; Forty gone down together Into the boiling sand.

Ring, for the scant salvation Ring, for the scant salvation! Toll, for the bonnie souls, - Neighbors and friends and bridegrooms, Spinning upon the shoals!

How the will tell the shipwreck When winter shakes the door, Till the children ask, “But the forty? Did they come back no more?”

Then a silence suffuses the story, And a softness the teller’s eyes; And the children no further question, And only the waves reply.

Work Cited Dickinson, Emily. “I. Success.” Poems by Emily Dickinson. Dickinson, Emily. “V. Untitled.” Poems by Emily Dickinson. Dickinson, Emily. “VIII. Untitled.” Poems by Emily Dickinson.