Question

appreacation of twoce a week the winter through
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Answer 1

Twice a Week the Winter Thorough’ is a poem by Alfred Edward Housman. The poem describes that success and failure are the two sides of the same coin. One must accept both triumph and defeat in a true sportsman spirit. The poet talks of his youthful days when he used to fight his sorrow and sadness by playing football. It was a common belief that playing games helps fight sadness and frustration. The poet feels that trying to keep sadness away will help a lot. The poem is a beautiful depiction of his feelings when he was young and his efforts to overcome the sadness.

The poet has made use of alliteration at many places like week-winter, football-fighting and see-son. The rhyme scheme of the poem is abab throughout the poem.