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In the world's broad field of battle

In the bivouac of Life


Be not like dumb; driven cattle


Be a hero in the strife.


What does the poet compare the world and life?


The world is compared to a battlefield because the chain of adversities and troubles wage a battle against our existence and try to destroy us. To survive, we need to fight back, hence the world a battlefield.

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Be a hero in the strife.


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In the world's broad field of battle

In the bivouac of Life


Be not like dumb; driven cattle


Be a hero in the strife.


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