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Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness; You are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs, And sweeter to my heart than all world-glory. 

Defeat, my Defeat, my self-knowledge and my defiance, Through you I know that I am yet young and swift of foot And not to be trapped by withering laurels. And in you I have found aloneness And the joy of being shunned and scorned. 

Defeat, my Defeat, my shining sword and shield, In your eyes I have read That to be enthroned is to be enslaved, and to be understood is to be levelled down, And to be grasped is but to reach one’s fullness and like a ripe fruit to fall and be consumed. 

Defeat, my Defeat, my bold companion, You shall hear my songs and my cries an my silences, And none but you shall speak to me of the beating of wings, And urging of seas, And of mountains that burn in the night, And you alone shall climb my steep and rocky soul. 

Defeat, my Defeat, my deathless courage, You and I shall laugh together with the storm, And together we shall dig graves for all that die in us, And we shall stand in the sun with a will, And we shall be dangerous.

 

Figurative Language

 

Personification:

  • "Defeat, Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness;"

  • "Defeat, Defeat, my shining sword and shield,"

  • "Defeat, Defeat, my bold companion,"

  • "Defeat, Defeat, my deathless courage,

 

Repetition:

  • "Defeat"

  • "My defeat"

 

Metaphor:

  • "you are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs,"

  • "and sweater to my heart than all world-glory."

  • "And no one but you shall speak to me of the beating wings, the urging of seas, and of mountains that burn in the night"

  • "You and I shall laugh together with the storm"

  • "together we shall stand in the sun with a will, And we shall be dangerous."

 

Software Findings Reoccurring Words

  • Defeat, Shall

  • With these findings  we can conclude that this piece revolves around defeat in a world of maden. 

 

Interpretation

My interpretation of "Defeat" revolves around an individuals discovery of pain and sorrow. We will encounter pain and sorrow along our lifes path. The acts of defeat allows an individual to confront the fulness of life, making ones self stronger. 

DEFEAT

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