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The poem "Success is counted sweetest" by Emily Dickinson argues that the desire for success is strongest in those who have little success. It suggests that the less likely success seems, the more intensely one longs for it. The poem uses metaphors of a dying soldier and honey bees to illustrate this paradox - that those who lack success value it the most. It concludes that the meaning of success diminishes the more it becomes an everyday reality rather than a distant dream.

Author

Sadam Hussain

Language

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