It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit. It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often. So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but dont you quit. The anaphora helped drive home the point that only if and when ‘things go wrong’, ‘the road you’re trudging seems uphill’, and ‘the funds are low’. Don’t Quit Edgar Albert Guest When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. When he might have captured the victor’s cup,Īnd he learned too late when the night slipped down,Īnd you never can tell how close you are, This poem also takes advantage of anaphora in the first 3 lines of the poem as ‘when’ was repeated for drama. When he might have won had he stuck it out ĭon’t give up though the pace seems slow– When the funds are low and the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile, but you have to sigh, Dont quit Can you name the dont quit poem By Ricardopee. When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, Author Novel Poem Young Adult Childrens Books Play Lord of the Rings Literature Harry Potter A Song of Ice and Fire The Hunger Games Literary Character Shakespeare. Wilcox (1940-2010) It became so popular so fast, that there was no way of correcting this, and truly, Dad was elated just knowing it was helping so many people. as 'author unknown.' In memory of Lawrence J. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, My Father wrote this famous poem It appeared far and wide on posters, bookmarks, etc. Like all things–and you–I will keep going. Hopefully, we will locate his sealed envelope, and that it is in inside. The poet suggests that people should not to quit and strive for success as it is just round the corner, only hindered by clouds of doubt. Through out the poem, the poem strongly conveys a message of perseverance. It’s a gentle reminder to us all that even the most trying of times will end, and there are sunnier skies ahead. Ans- Yes, the title completely justifies the theme of the unit ‘Against All Odds’. Guest wrote the inspirational Don’t Quit in the 1920s. Many people have claimed to write this poem. One morning recently, just before Breakfast News began at 6am, I heard Idris Elba reading a poem on the BBC. From that he learned and shared with me a clever way to protect your work: mail yourself a copy and keep it sealed because it will be date stamped by the post office. He had submitted the poem to a publisher, who never responded, but later used it. I actually read this poem before I was re-united with Dad (at age 19), after which time we became very close. With his passing, it is time to let it be known that he wrote it. I cant tell you how many times I felt like. It became so popular so fast, that there was no way of correcting this, and truly, Dad was elated just knowing it was helping so many people. There was never a time in my life that I did not have the Dont Quit poem hanging around the house somewhere.
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