Winners
'Winners' Summary
The poem consists of four stanzas, each of which focuses on a different aspect of the soldier's experience. The first stanza describes the soldiers marching off to war, full of hope and determination. The second stanza describes the horrors of battle, and the soldiers' courage in the face of death. The third stanza describes the aftermath of battle, and the soldiers' grief for their fallen comrades. The fourth and final stanza celebrates the soldiers' victory, and their place in history as heroes.Book Details
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Rudyard Kipling
Britain
Kipling's writing has strongly influenced that of others. His stories for adults remain in print and have garnered high praise from writers as different as Poul Anderson, Jorge Luis Borges, and Randal...
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