The Winged Victory by Bliss Carman
A poem about the struggle between good and evil, with the winged victory representing the triumph of good over evil.
By Bliss Carman · First published 1912 · Genre: Poetry, Canadian Literature · 545 words
First lines
Thou dear and most high Victory, / Whose home is the unvanquished sea, / Whose fluttering wind-blown garments keep / The very freshness, fold, and sweep / They wore upon the galley's prow, / By what unwonted favor now / Hast thou alighted in this place, / Thou Victory of Samothrace?
O thou to whom in countless lands / With eager hearts and striving hands / Strong men in their last need have prayed, / Greatly desiring, undismayed, / And thou hast been across the fight / Their consolation and their might, / Withhold not now one dearer grace, / Thou Victory of Samothrace!
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Date: 1912 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Canadian Literature
- Length: 545 words
- Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The Winged Victory is a collection of poems by Bliss Carman, thus its primary genre is poetry.
- Canadian Literature — The author, Bliss Carman, was a preeminent Canadian poet, making this work part of Canadian literature.
Tags
poetry · nature · symbolism · romanticism · imagery · figurative language · metaphor · alliteration · assonance · rhyme · free verse · experimentation